Fernando Tatis Jr. ended it with one swing. His walkoff home run in the ninth inning lifted San Diego past Cincinnati 5-4 at Petco Park, capping a back-and-forth contest that saw four lead changes.
Tatis Jr. went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI, providing the decisive blow after tying the game earlier with a fifth-inning single. The shortstop now has 2 home runs and 21 RBI on the season, carrying a .281 average.
The Padres trailed 4-2 entering the eighth inning before mounting their comeback. Sheets doubled to right, scoring Merrill to cut the deficit to one. Taylor then singled to center, bringing Bowen home to tie the game at 4-4. Tatis Jr. homered to left in the ninth to complete the rally.
Cincinnati had taken control with three home runs. Steer homered to left in the fourth, scoring Bleday for a 2-1 lead. Bleday added a solo shot in the seventh, and Suárez connected in the eighth to extend the advantage to 4-2. Chase Petty suffered his first loss, allowing 1 run in 0.2 innings with a 6.35 ERA.
Wandy Peralta earned his first win of the season, pitching 1.0 inning with 1 hit allowed and carrying a 2.30 ERA. San Diego snapped a losing streak and improved to 34-32. Cincinnati fell to 32-34.