WASHINGTON — The Padres got some bad news and then beat a bad team.
About 15 minutes after being informed star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. had been suspended 80 games for a failed performance enhancing drug test, Padres players took the field at Nationals Park and went about battering the club with the worst record in the major leagues.
Friday’s 10-5 victory over the Nationals ended up being a footnote on a day that was supposed to be notable for the fact Juan Soto and Josh Bell were returning to play the team that traded them 10 days earlier.