Fernando Tatis Jr. made two spectacular plays and Manny Machado hit a two-run home run to give the Padres a win against the Houston Astros for a three-game sweep.
From Tatis’ grand slam on Monday night in Texas that reignited debates about “unwritten rules” to his jaw-dropping defensive play on a popup to left field on Sunday at Petco Park, the 21-year-old shortstop has the baseball world buzzing and the Padres on their longest winning streak in seven seasons.
“Oh man, it’s just great being able to make that play for my pitcher and the rest of the team, too,” said Tatis, who grew up in “The Cradle of Shortstops,” San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. “What can I say, I just saw the ball and I just went after it and my body took care of it.” “The ground he covered on the Springer ball, he looks like an NFL No. 1 receiver going out on a high-corner fade and just going to make that play,” the manager said.
The Padres weren’t able to add on to their “Slam Diego” power display of the past week. On Saturday night, they became the first team in big league history to hit five grand slams in six games. They were also the first to hit a grand slam in four straight games, a streak started by Tatis on Monday night at Texas and continued by Machado with a walkoff grand slam Wednesday night at home against the Rangers.“We couldn’t keep them in the ballpark,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said.
Greinke kept the Padres off-balance until the fourth, when they broke through to tie the game at 3. Tatis hit a leadoff single for San Diego’s first hit and scored on Eric Hosmer’s double into the right-field corner. Wil Myers walked and rookie Jake Cronenworth singled to right to bring in Hosmer.
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