Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. to make first MLB start at second base

SAN DIEGO — Platinum Glove right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. will make his first career start at second base Saturday night as the San Diego Padres continue cycling through periodic rest days for their veteran position players.Three days after third baseman Manny Machado received a game off, it is shortstop Xander Bogaerts’ turn to sit, this time against the Colorado Rockies. Second baseman Jake Cronenworth will slide over to short, where he has filled in since last season, and Nick Castellanos will start in right field.Advertisement