Padres' Fernando Tatis: Absent from Saturday's lineup
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Tatis is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Arizona.
The Padres have clinched a spot in the postseason, so starters like Tatis will receive rest over the weekend, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Tyler Wade will start in right field and bat ninth against Diamondbacks left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Swipes 11th bag in loss
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Tatis went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Thursday's loss to the Dodgers.
Tatis singled in his first at-bat and later drew a walk in the eighth before going on to steal his 11th base of the campaign. He's now hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games (including one game in which he only entered as a pinch hitter), batting .333 (19-for-57) over that stretch with seven homers, 12 RBI and 11 runs scored.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Goes deep late
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Tatis went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the White Sox.
Tatis gave the Padres a bit of breathing room with a solo home run in the eighth inning to put them up 4-2. The homer also extended his hitting streak to 11 games, a stretch during which he's slashing .340/.354/.809 with six homers, 11 RBI, 10 runs and two steals.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Swats homer Wednesday
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Tatis went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 4-0 win against Houston on Wednesday.
Tatis struck out in each of his first three at-bats but came up clutch in his final plate appearance, swatting a solo shot that ended up being the first of back-to-back-to-back homers by San Diego. The long ball extended Tatis' hitting streak to eight games, during which he's slashed .364/.382/.848 with five home runs, nine RBI, nine runs and two stolen bases. Tatis has either hit a homer or swiped a bag in all but one game during that span.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Swipes bag in loss
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Tatis went 2-for-5 with a double, a steal and two runs scored in Tuesday's loss to the Astros.
Tatis scored the team's first run of the game on a two-run homer from Manny Machado in the sixth. Tatis has now hit safely in seven straight games with four homers, eight RBI and eight runs scored over that span. His sixth-inning steal brought him up to double digits for the fifth straight season since he broke in to Major League Baseball. For the year, he's slashing .283/.348/.485 with 18 homers, 45 RBI, 61 runs and a 30:83 BB:K in 399 plate appearances.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Receiving Sunday off
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Tatis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Tatis started the previous five games and will receive a breather after going 7-for-24 with three homers and a stolen base. David Peralta will take over in right field and bat eighth in the series finale at San Francisco.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Tallies three hits, swipes bag
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Tatis went 3-for-6 with an RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's win over the Giants.
Tatis went hitless in his first three at-bats before recording a two-out single and stealing second in the sixth inning. He also scored in the frame and added an RBI single in the eighth as San Diego blew out the Giants on the road. Tatis reached three times in the contest and tallied multiple hits for the fourth time this month. It marked his sixth game this season with three or more hits while the steal was his first since June 11 against Oakland. He's now batting .279 (12-for-43) in September with three homers, eight RBI and eight runs scored.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Lifts another homer
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Tatis went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-0 win over the Giants.
Tatis homered for the third game in a row, and his first-inning blast was all the Padres needed to secure this win. The star outfielder is 9-for-37 (.243) over nine games since he returned from a thigh injury. He's up to 17 long balls, 43 RBI, 56 runs scored, eight stolen bases and a .275/.345/.475 slash line through 89 contests this season.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Homers again Wednesday
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Tatis went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to Seattle.
Tatis put the Padres on the board with a solo shot to left field in the seventh inning. He didn't homer in any of his first six games after returning from the injured list Sept. 2, but he's now gone deep in two straight contests. Since recovering from a stress reaction in his right femur and rejoining San Diego, Tatis is slashing .242/.242/.485 with the two long balls, five RBI, five runs and a 0:9 BB:K.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Goes deep Tuesday
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Tatis went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer in Tuesday's win over the Mariners.
Tatis opened up the scoring for the Padres with a three-run blast off George Kirby in the third for his first home run since returning from the injured list Sept. 2. He's now recorded multiple hits in three of his last five starts but has also struck out five times over the last two games. For the year, Tatis is slashing .276/.345/.463 with 15 homers, 40 RBI, 54 runs, eight steals and a 30:79 BB:K in 374 plate appearances.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Getting night off
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Tatis is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.
Tatis appeared in four straight games after being activated from the 60-day injured list Sept. 2, going 4-for-18 with three runs and an RBI during that stretch. He'll get Saturday's game off as David Peralta fills right field.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Notches first career walk-off hit
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Tatis went 2-for-6 with a run and an RBI in Wednesday's 6-5 extra-inning win against Detroit.
Tatis capped San Diego's comeback from an early five-run deficit with a walk-off single in the 10th frame. It was the first walk-off hit of Tatis' career and his first RBI since returning Sept. 2 from a lengthy stay on the injured list. He's gone 2-for-10 in his first two games back from the absence.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Hitless in return
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Tatis went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Monday's 3-0 win against Detroit.
Tatis was activated from the injured list prior to the contest after missing over two months due to a stress reaction in his right femur. He started in right field and batted second for San Diego. Though Tatis didn't reach base in the contest, his presence in the lineup should be a boost to the Padres as they try to make a push for the NL West title.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Activated from 60-day IL
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The Padres activated Tatis (thigh) from the 60-day injured list Monday.
Tatis has been sidelined since late June with a stress reaction in his right femur. He had been working out at the team's spring training complex in Arizona the last several days and came out of it well enough that he'll skip a rehab assignment and go right back into the Padres' lineup. Tatis is starting in right field and batting second Monday versus the Tigers in his return to action.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Returning from injured list Monday
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Tatis (thigh) will be activated from the 60-day injured list and return to the Padres' lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Tatis last played for the Padres on June 21 before being shelved with a stress reaction in his right femur. He began taking live at-bats at the team's spring training complex in Arizona last week and looked and felt good enough to clear the way for his return this week. Since he hasn't played in more than two months and is skipping a rehab assignment, rust could certainly be a factor for Tatis, but his upside could make that a moot point for fantasy managers.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: May not need rehab assignment
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Padres manager Mike Shildt said Saturday that Tatis (thigh) might be activated from the injured list without going on a minor-league rehab assignment, per MLB.com.
Tatis recently began taking at-bats against live pitching at San Diego's spring-training complex in Arizona, and before that he had resumed running sprints on the field. While Tatis has been sidelined from game action for over two months, San Diego may be willing to allow him to bypass a rehab stint, which would hasten his return to the big club. The star outfielder slashed .279/.354/.468 with 14 home runs, 36 RBI and eight steals over 80 games prior to getting hurt.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Expected to face live pitching soon
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Padres manager Mike Shildt told 97.3 The Fan on Monday that Tatis (thigh) is at the Padres' training complex in Arizona and is ready to take live at-bats.
Tatis has been on the injured list since late June but recently began ramping up his activity, including running at about 70 percent on the field last week. Facing live pitching will be another step in his progression toward a minor-league rehab assignment, which could be around the corner. If Tatis continues to move forward without any setbacks, a return to the Padres in the first half of September isn't out of the question.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Runs on field Thursday
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Tatis (thigh) ran sprints on the field ahead of Thursday's game against the Mets, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports.
Tatis said afterward that he was only running at about 70 percent, but it's still a significant milestone, as it's the first time he's done any sort of running since landing on the IL with a strained thigh in June. The 25-year-old still needs time to ramp up the intensity before heading out on a minor-league rehab assignment, but he remains on track to return to the Padres at some point in September.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Moved to 60-day IL
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The Padres transferred Tatis (thigh) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.
Tatis has already missed more than 60 days with a right femoral stress reaction, so the transaction won't affect his timeline for a return. While Tatis has been participating in some baseball activities as he works his way back from injury, it's not clear when he might be ready to begin a minor-league rehab assignment. His move to the 60-day IL opens up a spot on the 40-man roster for infielder Mason McCoy, who was called up from Triple-A El Paso.
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Padres' Fernando Tatis: Timeline unclear despite progress
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Tatis (thigh) has been participating in some baseball activities, including long toss, as he continues his rehab, but he remains without a definitive timetable for a return, per MLB.com.
Tatis is approaching the two-month mark in his absence due to a right femoral stress reaction, though he's yet to be moved to the 60-day IL. Padres manager Mike Shildt indicated Friday that Tatis is slated to undergo an MRI soon, presumably to assess his progress in the healing of the stress reaction. Shildt also indicated optimism about the outfielder's recovery and outlook, saying, "He's definitely getting there. Just still wanting some healing to take place before he ramps up. And once he ramps up, he'll be getting ready pretty quickly, I would imagine." While it appears that Tatis remains on track to return this season, he may not rejoin the Padres until sometime in September.