{"id":476692,"date":"2025-07-29T09:01:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/tatis-steals-spectacular-home-run-and-diaz-leaves-the-mets-stranded-in-an-exciting-padres-victory\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T09:01:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T13:01:17","slug":"tatis-steals-spectacular-home-run-and-diaz-leaves-the-mets-stranded-in-an-exciting-padres-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/tatis-steals-spectacular-home-run-and-diaz-leaves-the-mets-stranded-in-an-exciting-padres-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Tatis steals spectacular home run and D\u00edaz leaves the Mets stranded in an exciting Padres victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<em>SAN DIEGO \u2014<\/em> <strong>Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/strong> starred in one of the most impactful defensive plays of the season by robbing a home run and later, <strong>El\u00edas D\u00edaz<\/strong> sealed the victory for the <strong>San Diego Padres<\/strong> with a hit to left field in the ninth inning, leaving the <strong>New York Mets<\/strong> stranded, 7-6.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<a href=\"http:\/\/Yamamoto brilla en la lomita y gu\u00eda a los Dodgers a una victoria completa ante los Rojos\">r<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Yamamoto brilla en la lomita y gu\u00eda a los Dodgers a una victoria completa ante los Rojos\">:Yamamoto shines on the mound and leads the Dodgers to a complete victory against the Reds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe duel, marked by a series of offensive and defensive ups and downs, came alive in the fifth inning, when both teams combined to score nine runs. In the top of that inning, <strong>Mark Vientos<\/strong> seemed to be leading the Mets with a hit that carried a home run label through right field, but <strong>Tatis Jr.<\/strong> rose majestically above the fence and brought the ball back, preventing two runs and keeping the Padres in the game.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Se llama Fernando Tatis Jr. Y nos brinda&#8230; \u00a1B\u00c9ISBOL ESPECT\u00c1CULO! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3uw35mXHmF\">pic.twitter.com\/3uw35mXHmF<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MLB Espa\u00f1ol (@mlbespanol) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mlbespanol\/status\/1950044019628638714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n&#8220;It was one of the best games of the year,&#8221; Tatis commented after the victory. &#8220;I got to the wall, slowed down a bit and then jumped with everything I had. It was a blessing.&#8221;\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Immediate Response<\/h3>\n\n\nVientos didn&#8217;t take long to get his revenge. In the next at-bat, he hit a <strong>grand slam<\/strong> that left the right fielder with no options, giving the Mets a 5-1 lead. However, the Padres didn&#8217;t give up. They responded with five runs in the bottom half, including another key hit by <strong>Tatis<\/strong>, who also shone defensively with a sliding catch to take a hit away from <strong>Ronny Mauricio<\/strong>.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FERNANDO TATIS JR. BRINGS IT BACK! \ud83e\udd2f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6qnODYMmOj\">pic.twitter.com\/6qnODYMmOj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLB\/status\/1950030491538657742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nAlready in the ninth, Mauricio tied the game with a home run against closer <strong>Robert Su\u00e1rez<\/strong>, but in the bottom half, with two outs and runners in scoring position, <strong>D\u00edaz<\/strong> faced Dominican left-hander <strong>Gregory Soto<\/strong> and hit the decisive hit that ended the duel.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tatis, protagonist again<\/h3>\n\n\nSince his transition to right fielder in 2023, Tatis has turned spectacular plays into routine. His catch on Monday was his eighth of the season with <strong>Outs Above Average (OAA)<\/strong>, according to Statcast, and reinforces his candidacy for another <strong>Platinum Glove<\/strong>, which he already won in 2023.\n\n&#8220;Stealing home runs is something I really enjoy,&#8221; Tatis said. &#8220;It&#8217;s rare, it&#8217;s difficult, and that makes it even more special.&#8221;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN DIEGO \u2014 Fernando Tatis Jr. starred in one of the most impactful defensive plays of the season by robbing a home run and later, El\u00edas D\u00edaz sealed the victory for the San Diego Padres with a hit to left field in the ninth inning, leaving the New York Mets stranded, 7-6. 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