After dropping the series opener at home, the Padres bounced back Saturday night in a big way, taking down the Kansas City Royals 5–1 behind a long-awaited blast from Fernando Tatis Jr. Tatis snapped a month-long homer drought with a towering three-run shot in the seventh inning,

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.