Fernando Tatis Jr. has been hitting home runs. He’s been throwing out runners on the bases. He’s been robbing home runs. On Sunday, he’ll rest, as the Padres stay true to the plan to build in rest in what’s been a productive return from the stress reaction in his right femur.

Clubs two more homers

For five innings Wednesday, two aces traded zeroes, one dispatching hitters in rhythm, the other defusing jams. One swing, then, offered separation and illustrated the quality of a taut series. Manny Machado arrived at home plate in the sixth for his third at-bat against Framber Valdez.