SAN DIEGO — No Fernando Tatis Jr.?
No problem. The Padres should still reach the playoffs.
Defensively, they’re better without Tatis unless they would’ve limited him to designated hitting. They’re more talented than their first rival for the final wild card, the less-spendy Milwaukee Brewers. Few rotations surpass the Padres’ trio of Joe Musgrove, Yu Darvish and Blake Snell.