Fernando Tatis Jr. added juice to the Padres-Dodgers rivalry Saturday night by expertly trolling LA starter Trevor Bauer. Twice. Tatis got his first chance when heled off the game with a home run against the right-hander at Dodger Stadium. As Tatis got between first and second base, he turned toward the Padres' dugout and . . . San Francisco 49Ers Hoodies Sweatshirts Well, see for yourself: Yes, Tatis was letting everyone know that he remembered Bauer in spring training. MORE: Bauer told reporters after thatouting that he was having funand testing Deion Sanders Jerseys himself. "I figured if they cant score off of me with one eye open, it will be difficult to score off me with two eyes open," he said. "Just having a little bit of fun. Theres definitely a reason behind it. If I wanted to share, I would have already." Tatis had something else for Bauer after homering against him again in the sixth. As Tatis cro sed home plate, he mimicked Bauer's strut, which actually is Bauer paying homage to MMA star Conor McGregor. Tatis told reporters after the Padres' Dwight Clark T Shirts 5-4 lo s that he was responding to what Bauer did to him when the teamsmet in San Diego last Sunday. Bauer screamed and pounded his chest in celebration after striking out Tatis. Tatis on his trolling Bauer tonight He got me at home so payback time. Jim Ru sell (@JimRu sellSD) Bauer, for his part, said he was fine with Tatis doing it and with hitters in general celebrating. Bauer's response to a question about Tatis begins at 43 seconds in the video below Brandon Aiyuk Jerseys . "I'm all for it. I think it's important that the game moves in that direction and we stop throwing at people because they celebrated having some succe s on the field." on Fernando Tatis Jr.'s celebrations. SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) Saturday's game marked the sixth meeting between the NL West clubs in the season's first month. Each team has won three games. Game 7 will be Sunday in Los Angeles.
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