Tatis Hits 23rd Homer of the Season to Lead the Padres to a 3-2 Win over the White Sox
Fernando Tatis Jr.'s 23rd home run helped the Padres secure a 3-2 win, reducing their playoff magic number to 2 with six home games remaining, officials said.
- The San Diego Padres won 3-2 against the Chicago White Sox in the White Sox's home finale on Sunday at Rate Field.
- The Padres scored early runs on an errant pickoff throw and an RBI single before Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his 23rd home run in the third inning.
- White Sox catcher Korey Lee was inserted in left field as a pinch runner and made a key sliding catch, while the offense failed to hit with runners in scoring position.
- Michael King pitched five scoreless innings for the Padres, and Robert Suarez earned his 40th save, while White Sox starter Sean Burke allowed two earned runs in the loss.
- The White Sox fell to 58-98 overall and need to win five of six remaining games to avoid a third consecutive 100-loss season, while the Padres moved closer to postseason contention.
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Tatis hits 23rd homer of season to lead Padres to 3-2 win over White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and the San Diego Padres moved closer to a postseason berth with a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.The Padres hold the second of three National League wild cards and trail the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers by three games in the NL West with six remaining. Two more wins would assure San Diego a second consecutive playoff appearance.San Diego starter Michael King (5-3) pitched five-plus scorel…

Tatis hits 23rd homer of the season to lead the Padres to a 3-2 win over the White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and the San Diego Padres moved closer to a postseason berth with a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. The Padres hold the second of three National League wild cards and trail the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers by three games in the NL West with six remaining. Two more wins would assure San Diego a second consecutive playoff appearance. San Diego starter Michael King (5-3) pitched five-plus sc…
Chicago White Sox fall back to 40 games under .500 with a 3-2 loss in their 2025 home finale
The Chicago White Sox tried just about everything in their home finale Sunday against the San Diego Padres, including inserting catcher Korey Lee in left field after he entered as a pinch runner in the bottom of the seventh. Lee made a sliding catch near the left-field foul line in the top of the eighth. “See ball and catch ball,” Lee said. “Just go out and try to do whatever I can. Good things happen whenever you trust that.” Lee dropped a fly …


Fernando Tatis homers, Padres hold off White Sox to trim magic number
Michael King pitched five-plus scoreless innings and the San Diego Padres held on for a 3-2 win over the host Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
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