Fernando Tatís Jr. and slugging Padres pound Athletics 7-0

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Fernando Tatís Jr. and Manny Machado hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning, and the San Diego Padres pounded Oakland 7-0 on Friday night as the Athletics returned to the field from a four-game postponement following a positive coronavirus test.

Tatís matched Mike Trout for the majors' home run lead at 14 and finished with three RBIs.

Padres catching prospect Luis Campusano homered in the eighth for his first major league hit after the 21-year-old was called up before the game.

Tatís returned to the leadoff spot and hit a two-run double moments after Trent Grisham’s double put the Padres on the board in the decisive fifth. Eric Hosmer added an RBI single that inning, chasing A's starter Jesús Luzardo (2-2).

Right-hander Zach Davies (6-2) struck out five over seven scoreless innings to win his fourth straight start.

Lefty Mike Minor made his A’s debut in the seventh and gave up the two homers after being acquired in a trade Monday from the Rangers.

Oakland lost its third straight game dating to last Saturday's doubleheader defeat at Houston. The A's then had their next four postponed following right-hander Daniel Mengden's positive test for COVID-19 at Houston — the final game with the Astros last Sunday and a three-game series in Seattle. Mengden is asymptomatic and remained at home in Houston under quarantine.

The A's will face three doubleheaders in a seven-day span starting next Tuesday against the Astros.

Manager Bob Melvin expected his offense might be more sluggish than slugging after the long layoff.

“It’s been a tough few days. We got a couple workouts in, albeit brief,” Melvin said. “We were kind of treating it like an All-Star break, an extended All-Star break.”

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