SAN DIEGO—Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a go-ahead, two-run home run with two outs in the eighth, two innings after San Diego had scored seven runs, and the Padres stunned the Chicago Cubs 9–8 Monday night.
On the 20th anniversary of the first Padres game at Petco Park, Tatis exuberantly celebrated the moment that fully erased an 8–0 deficit. He held his bat out with his left arm as he watched the ball sail into the left-field seats, flipped the lumber, hollered, and pumped his fists as he started his trot. He was wearing custom cleats honoring the late Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn. Rookie Jackson Merrill was aboard on a leadoff walk off Adbert Alzolay (1–1).
