The San Diego Padres shut down seemingly resurgent Kansas City 5-1. The Royals' bats were quiet, too: KC was limited to four hits. The Padres (41-35), meanwhile, were buoyed by All-Star outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr.

The Padres put two runners on with one out in the bottom of the eighth before lead-off batter Fernando Tatis Jr. popped out and Luis Arraez grounded out. This all came on the heels of a road trip that concluded late Thursday night after four days of drama in Los Angeles.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Kansas City Royals vs. San Diego Padres MLB game to be played on June 22, 2025 on ESPN.

Fernando Tatis Jr. launched a three-run homer to end his long power drought and Dylan Cease pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning as the San Diego Padres beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday.

Tatis’ first homer in 98 plate appearances and 22 games snapped the longest drought of his career and propped up the Padres for a 5-1 win over the Kansas City Royals in front of a sellout crowd 43,241 at Petco Park.

Padres reliever Robert Suarez, meanwhile, has been suspended for three games after plunking Shohei Ohtani. Each of those three individuals, ejected from Thursday's game, were also fined an undisclosed amount.