The Padres had a field day against Braves pitching Tuesday night, featuring the longest home run of the MLB season by Fernando Tatis. The final tally produced four San Diego home runs, including two from Manny Machado, in an 8-3 win over Atlanta.Jackson Merrill got the home run barrage started with a solo shot off of Braves starter Reynaldo Lpez to tie the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning. Jumbo Jackson. pic.twitter.com/UEUZKJ4yV0 San Diego Padres (@Padres) July 22, 2026Machado followed up with another solo shot to lead off the fifth and extend San Diego's lead to 5-2. Lpez was done one out and two batters later, having allowed five earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.What a man pic.twitter.com/zkcZOKF1lp San Diego Padres (@Padres) July 22, 2026Machado then added another solo shot in the sixth inning for his 22nd home run of the season.Manny Machado's so hot right now. pic.twitter.com/YhTnQbKMKd San Diego Padres (@Padres) July 22, 2026With a chance to add an exclamation point and upstage Machado, Tatis delivered with one man on in the top of the eighth inning. Braves reliever JR Ritchie left a curve ball hanging over the heart of the plate on a full count. Tatis swung and deposited the deep into the center field bleachers for an 8-3 Padres lead. He immediately knew it was gone.There are no-doubters, and then there are no-doubters. pic.twitter.com/jTjerdX6Uq San Diego Padres (@Padres) July 22, 2026When it was done, the ball had traveled 474 feet and bounced into the center-field concourse. The home run took the 2026 lead for the longest in MLB by a foot, besting a 473-foot blast by Atlanta's Drake Baldwin on June 16 against the Giants.The home run capped a standout day at the plate for Tatis, who went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored. Machado went 2 for 5 with his pair of solo home runs accounting for 2 runs and 2 RBI. The Padres improved to 50-51 to move within two games of the final NL wild-card spot. The NL East leading Braves dropped to 58-42 and will turn the page to surely better days ahead.