Fernando Tatis Jr.’s home run last night was the highlight most fans are going to remember from the San Diego Padres wild 9-8 comeback victory over the Chicago Cubs and understandably so. It was the face of the franchise wearing Tony Gwynn cleats hitting what ended up being the game-winning home run in front of tons of Padres fans.
But that moment wouldn’t have happened in that special fashion if these things didn’t happen beforehand:
Getting down 8-0
Let’s start here. Watching Yu Darvish and Pedro Avila struggle wasn’t fun but it obviously was part of the story and what made last night so unprobable.