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The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers’ National League Division Series matchup got hotter connected Tuesday nighttime arsenic Fernando Tatis Jr. ignited the assemblage with a location tally and a agelong stare.
Tatis was astatine bat with a runner connected basal successful the 2nd inning erstwhile helium smoked 1 disconnected of Walker Buehler heavy to near field. Tatis watched it spell implicit the obstruction and flipped his bat arsenic the assemblage astatine Petco Park exploded.
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San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr., 2nd from left, celebrates aft hitting a two-run location tally arsenic Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith stands astatine the sheet during the 2nd inning successful Game 3 of a shot NL Division Series connected Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 successful San Diego. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
It was the outfielder’s 4th location tally of the postseason and 3rd of the series. San Diego took a 6-1 pb from determination but gave 4 runs backmost successful the 3rd inning.
Neither squad would people again, and the Padres finished the Dodgers off, 6-5, taking a 2-1 bid lead.
"I consciousness similar I instrumentality it to different level; my mindset, my body. Everything is done the roof," Tatis said aft the game.
Padres manager Mike Shildt said Tatis enjoys the crowd’s reaction.
San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr., right, hugs Xander Bogaerts, left, aft a triumph implicit the Los Angeles Dodgers successful Game 3 of a shot NL Division Series connected Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 successful San Diego. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
"He’s 1 of the galore guys connected our squad that appreciates and enjoys agleam lights and embraces it. He conscionable wants to spell play and perform," Shildt said.
Tatis’ location tally puts him 1 shy of tying the NLDS grounds of 4 location runs with Carlos Beltran, who did it with the Houston Astros successful 2004, and Nick Castellanos, who did it successful 2023 with the Philadelphia Phillies.
"When I deed it I conscionable blacked out, started screaming astatine my dugout. Energy done the roof," Tatis added.
Mookie Betts was 2-for-4 and deed a location tally successful the archetypal inning to get the Dodgers connected the board. Teoscar Hernandez deed a expansive slam successful the 3rd inning.
San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr., left, celebrates with teammates aft a two-run treble by David Peralta during the 2nd inning successful Game 3 of a shot NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers connected Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 successful San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder exertion for Fox News Digital.
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