The Padres superstar shortstop authored the very first three-homer game of his profession– and he needed just 4 frames to do so, going deep in the very first, 2nd and 4th innings in an 11-5 drubbing of the D-backs at Petco Park.
Tatis concerned the plate in the seventh and 8th innings with an opportunity to become the 19th gamer in MLB history– and the very first Padre– to hit 4 house runs in a video game. The 22-year-old singled and grounded out, settling instead for a thrilling 4-for-5 night and the title of youngest Padres gamer with a three-homer video game.
The Padres notched their 8th straight success, all of which have actually come because the ballpark opened to full capacity last week, on a five-homer night.
Tatis hit solo homers in each of the first 2 innings as part of back-to-back shots– his first-inning blast came after a Tommy Pham leadoff homer and his second-inning home run was followed by a Jake Cronenworth blast. In the 4th, he released an opposite-field two-run shot, offering the Padres an 8-5 lead.
Pham and Tatis became the 3rd set of Padres teammates to open a game with successive house runs– and the very first considering that Tatis did so together with Franmil Reyes on July 29, 2019. The only other time the Padres did so, Marvell Wynne, Tony Gwynn and John Kruk opened a video game with 3 straight crowning achievement on April 13, 1987.
Tatis leads the National League with 25 house runs this season after going into the day connected with the Nationals Kyle Schwarber. Still, Tatis seems like a lock for an area in the All-Star Game, as hes presently leading NL shortstops in voting.
“Thats going to be a dream come to life, if we make it happen,” Tatis said.
He assisted his cause again in a big method Friday night.