Tatis has 2 HRs, 3 RBIs off Kershaw, Padres beat Dodgers 5-2

SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit two home runs off Clayton Kershaw and had three RBIs for San Diego, which beat NL West rival Los Angeles 5-2 Friday night in the first meeting between the teams since the Padres eliminated the Dodgers in the NL Division Series.

Tatis sent Padres fans into a frenzy when he homered to center leading off the third and again when he lined a two-run shot to left with no outs in the fifth for a 3-1 lead. He has four homers since returning April 20 from an 80-game PED suspension. Tatis did his trademark stutter step around third base and a teammate placed a green, red, white and black sombrero on his head after he scored. Tatis bought the sombrero a week earlier in Mexico City before he and a cousin went on a boat ride on the Xochimilco Canals, and the Padres began using it for home run celebrations the next day, when they hit six in a 16-11 win against San Francisco.

Manager Bob Melvin said Tatis “is an extreme talent. These are the type of games, off elite pitchers, he hits good pitching. When you're down 1-0 all of a sudden he comes back and now you're even, and he hits another home run. It doesn't surprise you. He can hit good pitching.”

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