Padres’ Tatis homers, goes 4 for 4 in return from COVID

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<p>SAN DIEGO &mdash; Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and went 4 for 4 in his first game back after testing positive for COVID-19, and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 3-0 Wednesday for a three-game sweep.</p>
<p>Tatis, who had been out since May 11, finished a triple shy of hitting for the cycle in helping the Padres win their sixth straight game and for the ninth time in 10 games. </p>
<p>Jake Cronenworth had an inside-the-park home run and Joe Musgrove (4-4) struck out 11 in seven innings. Mark Melancon finished the two-hitter with a perfect ninth for his major league-leading 15th save.</p>
<p>Chi Chi Gonzalez (2-2) allowed two runs and four hits in six innings.</p>
<p>WHITE SOX 2, TWINS 1</p>
<p>CHICAGO &mdash; Lucas Giolito (3-4) struck out a season-high 11 and gave up two hits over eight innings, including Nelson Cruz’s 10th homer and a single by Cruz.</p>
<p>Liam Hendricks pitched a perfect ninth for his ninth save.</p>
<p>Leury García hit a leadoff double against Matt Shoemaker (2-5) in the fifth inning and scored the tying run on an infield single by Adam Eaton. Then García gave the White Sox the lead with an RBI single in the sixth.</p>
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