Padres Drop to White Sox, Tatis Struggles

0:00It's May 2nd, MLB News Today starts now, AI powered and always on. The San Diego Padres dropped an 8-2 decision to the Chicago White Sox on Friday, slipping to 19 wins and 12 losses on the season. Right-handed German Marquez had a rough night, giving up seven earned runs on five hits and five walks over five innings with just two strikeouts. The offense scraped together two runs in the eighth, thanks to an infield single from Miguel Andujar and an RBI hit from Mani Machado after a long, at bat, meanwhile, Fernando Tatees Jr. keeps extending his homer drought despite leading the league in hard-hit percentage and he notched his first triple of the year. Fans and analysts are calling Tatees one of the season's early disappointments for the 27-year-old star who's batting 263 overall. His power struggles have raised big questions, even as he grines through extra work to turn it around. The Padres did get a boost by bringing back a key reliever from the injured list.

1:01He had a solid 345 ERA in 77 games last year, but owns a 514 mark in limited action this season. Pitching Coach Rubin Niebla says the rotation is underperforming despite better results lately. Looking ahead, Niebla believes their playoff bound but might need fresh strategies to make it deep, keeping the pressure on as they tweak the staff. For the stretch run…