DENVER — The step back as Fernando Tatis Jr. approached third base was again easy to miss. The Padres’ superstar admitted he “probably forgot how to do it” after ending the worst homer drought of his career last month in Seattle. Perhaps he’s about to get the hang of it again.

Tatis’ third homer in his last 10 games got the offense back on track, Randy Vásquez turned in a quality start and the bullpen hung on for a 10-8 win on Saturday at Coors Field to snap the Padres’ five-game skid.

Better yet, the victory brought the Padres back to within a game of the Dodgers in the NL West.

Also, among the reasons for a bipartisan crowd to cheer Saturday night was the video highlight of Jackson Holliday’s home run spoiling Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning in Baltimo

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