Higashioka Hits Walk-Off Homer and Tatis Extends Hitting Streak to 17 Games as Padres Beat A’s 4–3

Kyle Higashioka (20) of the San Diego Padres is congratulated after hitting a walk-off solo home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in San Diego on June 11, 2024. Denis Poroy/Getty Images

SAN DIEGO—Kyle Higashioka homered leading off the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Oakland Athletics 4–3 on Tuesday night.

Fernando Tatis Jr. extended his hitting streak to a career-high 17 games, but Jurickson Profar, who entered second in the big leagues in batting and first in the NL in on-base percentage, hurt himself swinging at a pitch leading off the eighth and fell to the ground.