SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. made a sensational leaping catch to rob San Francisco’s Rafael Devers of a home run in the first inning Wednesday night in the Padres’ 8-1 victory .
The left-handed Devers lifted a high fly ball off left-hander JP Sears with one out. Tatis tracked it to his left, perfectly timed his leap and got his glove above the wall to make the catch. When he came back down, he landed on his backside and sat against the wall for a moment. He popped up and tossed the ball from his glove to his right hand and threw it in.
Sears pointed and smiled at Tatis.
Tatis then hit a leadoff double and scored on Ryan O'Hearn's two-out single.
Devers hit one of the Giants' three home runs in the first inning Monday night in a 4-3 victory .
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