Overview
- Fernando Tatís Jr.’s Statcast-projected 441-foot three-run homer capped a six-run second in Saturday’s 10-8 win, which also included his 700th career hit.
- Randy Vásquez delivered six innings with three runs allowed (two earned) on Saturday, and Robert Suárez closed it for his NL-leading 36th save.
- Manny Machado hit his 23rd home run and drove in three as San Diego took Sunday’s finale 8-1, with solo shots from Jackson Merrill, Gavin Sheets and Ramón Laureano and five effective innings from Dylan Cease.
- The two-game sweep produced 18 Padres runs after just 12 across their previous five games, keeping them one game behind the Dodgers in the NL West.
- Colorado fell to an MLB-worst 40-103, tying its franchise record for losses, as rookie starters McCade Brown and Tanner Gordon were chased early and Hunter Goodman set the club catcher home run mark with his 29th on Saturday.