On a night the Padres routed the Twins 8-1, Fernando Tatis Jr.'s two home runs were less about the scoreboard and more about how rarely any single player does this on a given day.
Fernando Tatis Jr. delivered a statistically extreme performance in a game the Padres lost 9–7 — and the gap between his Statcast contact quality and his actual home run total is the most interesting story in his 2026 season.