Nestor Cortes gave up three homers in the first inning while pitching for the Padres on Aug. 18, and ... that sounds familiar ...

Padres manager Mike Shildt was ejected for arguing the call after a lengthy review took the home run off the board. He spoke about the moment following the loss.

While not shirking his share of responsibility, Tatis clung to the positives: six weeks remain in the regular season. The Padres host the Dodgers for three games beginning Friday at Petco Park.

The MLB should look to the NHL for inspiration for re-alignment, not the NFL. Moving to a two-conference, four-division ...