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Tatis homers again as the Padres beat the Dodgers 6-5 for a 2-1 NLDS lead
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San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr., left, follows through on his two-run home run as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith, center, and home plate umpire Cory Blaser watch during the second inning in Game 3 of a baseball NL Division Series, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in San Diego. - photo by AP Photo/Gregory Bull
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr.'s towering two-run home run highlighted a six-run second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to beat Shohei Ohtani and the rival Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in a tense NL Division Series. The Padres moved within one victory of eliminating the Dodgers in the NLDS for the second time in three seasons. Game 4 is Wednesday night at Petco Park, which was packed with a rally towel-waving record crowd of 47,744.