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Bogaerts: Fernando Tatis Jr. Is Placing Padres ‘On His Again’ in 2024 MLB Playoffs

Adam Wells October 9, 2024 Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Fernando Tatis Jr.’s first postseason experience in front of home fans is going better than anyone could have predicted after his two-run homer capped off a six-run second inning in Game 3 of the NLDS lifted the San Diego Padres to a 6-5 win over the

Bogaerts: Fernando Tatis Jr. Is Placing Padres ‘On His Again’ in 2024 MLB Playoffs

Adam WellsOctober 9, 2024

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 08: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres celebrates after hitting a home run in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game Three of the Division Series at Petco Park on October 08, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

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Fernando Tatis Jr.’s first postseason expertise in entrance of house followers goes higher than anybody may have predicted after his two-run homer capped off a six-run second inning in Recreation 3 of the NLDS lifted the San Diego Padres to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Chatting with reporters after Tuesday’s win, Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts praised Tatis for “placing it on his again proper now” with the workforce one win away from reaching the NLCS for the second time in three years.

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NANDO! PANDEMONIUM!!! #NLDS pic.twitter.com/mEWBVBqMrc

Tatis’ solely earlier postseason look with the Padres got here in the course of the 2020 season. The Padres did play in entrance of followers for his or her NLDS collection in opposition to the Dodgers, however it was a restricted crowd at Globe Life Discipline in Texas as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2-time All-Star wasn’t eligible for San Diego’s 2022 playoff run after he was suspended for 80 video games as a result of a violating of MLB’s Drug Prevention and Remedy Applications when he examined constructive for the performance-enhancing drug Clostebol.

Now that Tatis is again within the playoffs for the primary time in 4 years, he’s reminding the world why he is without doubt one of the finest younger stars within the sport. The 25-year-old is hitting .556/.636/1.333 with 4 homers in 49 plate appearances in 5 playoff video games.

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Tatis is taking part in out of his thoughts pic.twitter.com/gQxKxCin0t

Whereas it’s honest to say Tatis is doing loads of heavy lifting for the Padres, he’s not the one participant on the workforce taking part in nicely proper now. Rookie Jackson Merrill has an 1.156 OPS in his final 5 video games. Kyle Higashioka is slugging .750, and Jurickson Profar has a .429 on-base share on prime of his trolling defensive abilities.

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WOW!! JURICKSON PROFAR ROBS MOOKIE BETTS OF A HOME RUN!! 🤯

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The Padres’ lineup is choosing up the slack for his or her rotation to date. After they put up a six spot within the second inning on Tuesday, Michael King allowed the Dodgers again within the sport within the prime of the third by giving up a grand slam to Teoscar Hernández.

Dylan Stop allowed 5 runs in 3.1 innings in San Diego’s Recreation 1 loss to the Dodgers.

The Padres have scored a minimum of 5 runs in every of their final 4 playoff video games. The remainder of the playoff subject has scored a minimum of 5 runs in a sport a mixed complete of seven instances.

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San Diego will look to finish the Dodgers’ season within the NLDS for the second time in three years in Recreation 4 at Petco Park on Wednesday at 9:08 p.m. ET. Stop will make his second begin of the collection seeking to redeem himself.

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