{"id":340259,"date":"2026-05-31T14:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T14:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/340259\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T14:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T14:21:09","slug":"good-morning-san-diego-fernando-tatis-jr-goes-yard-but-nats-get-big-inning-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/340259\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Morning San Diego: Fernando Tatis Jr. goes yard, but Nats get big inning, win"},"content":{"rendered":"

The months long wait is over. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a 451-foot solo home run<\/a> in the top of the fifth inning that gave the San Diego Padres a 3-1 lead over the Washington Nationals. Padres starter Michael King<\/a> was cruising through the first six innings of the game, and it appeared the Friar Faithful were going to see their superstar end his homerless drought and their team get a second consecutive win. That changed when the Nationals scored six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and cruised to a 9-4 win at Nationals Park<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The home run by Tatis<\/a> followed solo home runs by Xander Bogaerts<\/a> and Manny Machado<\/a>. Of course, all three home runs followed what proved to be the game-winning two-run home run by Jackson Merrill<\/a> the night before. The Padres offense looked to be coming to life a bit with home runs from all four of their superstars, three of which have been mired in season long slumps.<\/p>\n

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King was performing like the ace he has shown himself to be. He allowed one run on a solo home run in bottom of the third inning and appeared to be in complete control. In the bottom of the seventh he allowed back-to-back singles before loading the bases with a walk. He then hit a batter and that made the score, 3-2. King was taken out of the game and was replaced by Bradgley Rodriguez who could not get out of the inning. before the Nationals had a 7-3 lead. It was a difficult inning to watch, even for San Diego manager Craig Stammen who was ejected<\/a> arguing a force play at second base.<\/p>\n

Machado hit an RBI-double in the top of the eighth inning to make the score, 7-4 but Wandy Peralta<\/a> allowed two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and the 9-4 deficit proved to be too much for the Padres to overcome. San Diego will have a chance to win the series against Washington today 10:35 a.m.<\/p>\n

Padres News:<\/p>\n

Any time your team goes 3-6 on a homestand it\u2019s going to be a long and difficult week<\/a>. Cheri Bell of Gaslamp Ball recaps the week that was and highlights some of the struggles that led the Padres to a losing week at Petco Park.<\/p>\n

Baseball News:<\/p>\n

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