Tatis broke the game open for the Padres in the seventh inning with a blast to left centerfield, his first homer in more than three weeks.

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.