ARLINGTON, Texas – The San Diego Padres have already had a grand time in the new Texas ballpark. They are back there after a lot of postseason relief with another chance to overtake the NL West rival Los Angeles Dodgers.San Diego in mid-August became the first MLB team to hit grand slams in four consecutive games — all against the Rangers, two at new Globe Life Field before the series switched to the West Coast.
That also started a seven-game winning streak. “We just started clicking from that moment on,” said Fernando Tatis Jr., the budding 21-year-old superstar whose second homer in that series opener was the first slam — on a 3-0 pitch and already with a seven-run lead in the eighth inning.