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Fernando Tatis Jr. robbed New York’s Francisco Lindor of a grand slam and hit two homers, leading the San Diego Padres to a 5-2 win over the Mets. Tatis hit the first pitch from Zac Thornton 452 feet into the second deck in left field for his team-record 18th career leadoff homer. Tatis added a two-run homer off Thornton in the fifth. He has 15 homers after opening the season without a longball in his first 238 at-bats. But, Tatis’ biggest contribution in the game came in the field in the second inning when reached over the wall in in right field and pulled back Lindor’s potential slam.

Fernando Tatis Jr. favors robbing homers over hitting them. Tatis’ glove and bat were on display Tuesday night in a 5-2 win over the Mets as the 27-year-old robbed New York’s Francisco Lindor of a grand slam in between hitting two homers. Tatis hit the first pitch from New York’s Zac Thornton 452 feet into the second deck in left field before adding a two-run homer off Thornton in the fifth. He has 15 homers after opening the season without a longball in his first 238 at-bats. But Tatis’ biggest contribution in the game came in the field in the second inning, when reached over the wall in in right field and pulled back Lindor’s potential slam.