Tatis slams as Padres notch third-straight sweep over Mariners 9-2

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice on Sunday evening, including his first grand slam of the 2021 season (second of his career) to notch a season-high six RBIs, helping the Padres complete their third-straight sweep — including nine-straight victories at home — with a 9-2 victory over the Mariners at Petco Park.

I’m not sure what it is, but there’s something about Tatis batting cleanup that is elevating his hitting to a completely new level since returning from the IL. In his past four games, El Nino has gone 11-of-14 at the plate with four home runs and 12 RBIs. During that same span, he’s only struck out once with three walks on top of stealing a trio of bases.

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