San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt is a classic "glass is half-full" kind of guy. Where some see dark clouds and failure, Shildt always envisions a path to success.

After dropping the series opener at home, the Padres bounced back Saturday night in a big way, taking down the Kansas City Royals 5–1 behind a long-awaited blast from Fernando Tatis Jr. Tatis snapped a month-long homer drought with a towering three-run shot in the seventh inning,