Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a go-ahead, two-run home run with two outs in the eighth, two innings after the Padres scored seven runs, and San Diego stunned the Chicago Cubs 9-8. Tatis watched the ball soar into the left field seats, flipped his bat aside and pumped his fists after hitting his fourth of the year.
San Diego Padres ’ Fernando Tatis Jr. watches the flight of his two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs , Monday, April 8, 2024, in San Diego. San Diego Padres ’ Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs , Monday, April 8, 2024, in San Diego.
Tatis watched the ball soar into the left field seats, flipped his bat and pumped his fists after hitting his fourth of the year. Tatis was wearing custom cleats honoring the late Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn. Rookie Jackson Merrill was aboard on a leadoff walk off Adbert Alzolay .
Assad allowed a leadoff walk to Tatis before being chased by Cronenworth’s two-run homer to right, his first. Jose Cuas came on and the next three Padres batters reached, starting with Manny Machado on an error by shortstop Dansby Swanson that made three of the runs unearned. Ha-Seong Kim hit a two-run triple and Luis Campusano an RBI grounder. Bogaerts capped the scoring with a two-run shot off Luke Little, his first. Tatis flied out to right to end the inning.
Darvish got through a quick third inning but was done for the night after allowing four runs and four hits while striking out four and walking three. It was just the 10th time in 281 career starts, including the postseason, that Darvish went three or fewer innings. The Cubs then jumped on Pedro Avila for four more runs in the fourth. After the Cubs loaded the bases with one out, Bellinger hit a sacrifice fly, Christopher Morel hit an RBI double and Swanson tripled in two more.The Cubs haven’t named a starter for Tuesday night’s game while the Padres will go with RHP Joe Musgrove .
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