Padres power past Diamondbacks to close regular season
SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Fernando Tatís Jr., Xander Bogaerts and Elías Díaz all homered as the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Saturday night at PETCO Park. The Padres scored three runs in the first inning and two in the second, powered by a solo shot from Tatís and two-run homers from Bogaerts and Díaz. Arizona’s lone run came on a fifth-inning homer by Geraldo Perdomo. The win was the sixth in seven games for the Padres (89-72), who head into the NL wild card series with momentum. The Diamondbacks fell to 80-81.