Tatis homers to extend his career-best hitting streak to 16 as the Padres beat the A’s 6-1
San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. watches his home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, June 10, 2024, in San Diego.
San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr., right, celebrates with teammate Jurickson Profar after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, June 10, 2024, in San Diego.
San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, June 10, 2024, in San Diego.
San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. watches his home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, June 10, 2024, in San Diego.
San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, June 10, 2024, in San Diego.
San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics, Monday, June 10, 2024, in San Diego
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Joey Estes works against a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, June 10, 2024, in San Diego.
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Joey Estes works against a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, June 10, 2024, in San Diego.
Oakland Athletics’ Tyler Soderstrom, left, celebrates with teammate Shea Langeliers after hitting a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Monday, June 10, 2024, in San Diego.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. homered to extend his career-best hitting streak to 16 games, the longest current streak in the majors, and Dylan Cease won for the first time in six starts as the San Diego Padres beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 on Monday night.
Jake Cronenworth also homered for the Padres, who have hit multiple homers in four straight games.
The A’s have lost nine of their last 12 games and are a season-worst 16 games under .500.
There was a three-minute delay in the bottom of the seventh when some of Petco Park’s lights went out. When play resumed, with the Padres leading 3-1, Donovan Solano drew a bases-loaded walk from Michel Otanez. Rookie Jackson Merrill followed with his third hit, an RBI single, and Ha-Seong Kim added a sacrifice fly.
Tatis’ team-leading 13th homer was a 371-foot opposite-field line shot off the top of the right field wall off Joey Estes (2-2). Tatis has reached base in a career-high 20 straight games.
“Tati, wow, that was an impressive swing, man,” manager Mike Shildt said. “It’s something you don’t see every day.”
A few weeks ago, Tatis stopped doing his stutter-step around third base on his home run trot because, he said, “I’m not swaggy now.”
