Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. belts a three-run home run during the seventh inning against the Kansas City Royals, turning a 2-1 game into a 5-1 game on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Petco Park in San Diego. Denis Poroy Imagn Images

The Kansas City Royals chase their fifth straight road win Saturday night in Game 2 of a series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

The Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres play the second game of their 3-game series at Petco Park in San Diego Saturday..

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.