LOS ANGELES —
So Fernando Tatis Jr. is hitting the ball all over the park — driving all manner of pitches to the seats beyond left field and somehow launching a low slider the other way over the wall in right field. He shares the major league lead with eight home runs and has the second highest OPS (1.184) in the game.
And the Padres are gushing about how boring he’s being.
The kid is just over there fielding his position without incident.
“What he’s been doing, the most impressive part of this is he’s been playing defense,” third baseman Manny Machado said.