Tatis Jr. drove in the lone run for the Padres with a single off Ryan Pepiot. The 26-year-old has enjoyed April with a slash of .347/.412/.634 over 101 at-bats, eight homers and seven stolen bases.

Tatis Jr. was the only Padre who did any type of damage in this game. His double was their only extra-base hit off Shane Baz and the Rays’ bullpen and none of his other lineup mates reached base twice. Alas, it’s been that type of start to the season for Tatis Jr. who’s only one of four players in the National League to have an OPS above 1.000. Few players have been more productive than him and early indications are that he’s back in his MVP form

The dynamic 26-year-old superstar led off the game with a walk, advanced on a sacrifice bunt and ultimately came around to score the game’s first run on a fielder’s choice. He then tripled off of Framber Valdez in the third inning and scored on an RBI knock off the bat of Gavin Sheets. Tatis then crushed a go-ahead 427-foot (108.7 mph EV) on the first pitch that he saw from Tayler Scott in the seventh. He has been a five-category monster to begin the 2025 season, slashing .358/.436/.691 with eight homers, 16 RBI and seven stolen bases.