CHICAGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. homered and the San Diego Padres moved closer to a postseason berth with a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
The Padres hold the second of three National League wild cards and trail the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers by three games in the NL West with six remaining. Two more wins would assure San Diego a second consecutive playoff appearance.
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Chicago White Sox starter Sean Burke delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
San Diego Padres starter Michael King delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr., right, celebrates with catcher Freddy Fermin (54) after defeating the Chicago White Sox in a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
San Diego starter Michael King (5-3) pitched five-plus scoreless innings and All-Star closer Robert Suarez, the last of five relievers, worked the ninth for his 40th save.
The Padres tagged Sean Burke (4-11) for a pair of runs in the second inning as Jackson Merrill scored on an errant pickoff try and Gavin Sheets came home on Jake Cronenworth’s single.
Tatis hit his 23rd home run an inning later. Burke gave up two earned runs on six hits while striking out four.
Chicago made it close in the seventh when Miguel Vargas and Andrew Benintendi drew bases-loaded walks from reliever Mason Miller.
King allowed four hits and walked four while striking out four.
The White Sox lost for the 98th time in their home finale and need to win five of their last six games to avoid a club-record third straight 100-loss season.
King was pulled after allowing two singles and a walk to begin the sixth. Left-hander Adrian Morejon came on and sandwiched an easy popup between a pair of strikeouts to keep the White Sox scoreless.
The Padres allowed just five hits Sunday. The White Sox drew four walks in the seventh, the only inning they scored.
The Padres open a series against the NL Central champion Brewers on Monday. San Diego had not announced a starter to face Milwaukee RHP Freddy Peralta (17-6, 2.65 ERA).
The White Sox send out RHP Shane Smith (6-8, 4.06) in their series opener at the New York Yankees on Tuesday.
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Chicago White Sox starter Sean Burke delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
San Diego Padres starter Michael King delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr., right, celebrates with catcher Freddy Fermin (54) after defeating the Chicago White Sox in a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
BEIJING (AP) — Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
Carney made the announcement after two days of meetings with Chinese leaders. He said there would be an initial cap of 49,000 vehicles on Chinese EV exports to Canada, growing to 70,000 over five years. China will reduce its tariff on canola seeds, a major Canadian export, from about 84% to about 15%, he told reporters.
“It has been a historic and productive two days,” Carney said, speaking outside against the backdrop of a traditional pavilion and a frozen pond at a Beijing park. “We have to understand the differences between Canada and other countries, and focus our efforts to work together where we’re aligned.”
Earlier Friday, he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged to improve relations between their two nations after years of acrimony.
Xi told Carney in a meeting at the Great Hall of the People that he is willing to continue working to improve ties, noting that talks have been underway on restoring and restarting cooperation since the two held an initial meeting in October on the sidelines of a regional economic conference in South Korea.
“It can be said that our meeting last year opened a new chapter in turning China–Canada relations toward improvement,” China's top leader said.
Carney, the first Canadian prime minister to visit China in eight years, said better relations would help improve a global governance system that he described as “under great strain.”
He called for a new relationship “adapted to new global realities” and cooperation in agriculture, energy and finance.
Those new realities reflect in large part the so-called America-first approach of U.S. President Donald Trump. The tariffs he has imposed have hit both the Canadian and Chinese economies. Carney, who has met with several leading Chinese companies in Beijing, said ahead of his trip that his government is focused on building an economy less reliant on the U.S. at what he called “a time of global trade disruption.”
A Canadian business owner in China called Carney's visit game-changing, saying it re-establishes dialogue, respect and a framework between the two nations.
“These three things we didn’t have,” said Jacob Cooke, the CEO of WPIC Marketing + Technologies, which helps exporters navigate the Chinese market. “The parties were not talking for years.”
Canada had followed the U.S. in putting tariffs of 100% on EVs from China and 25% on steel and aluminum under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Carney’s predecessor.
China responded by imposing duties of 100% on Canadian canola oil and meal and 25% on pork and seafood. It added a 75.8% tariff on canola seeds last August. Collectively, the import taxes effectively closed the Chinese market to Canadian canola, an industry group has said. Overall, China's imports from Canada fell 10.4% last year to $41.7 billion, according to Chinese trade data.
China is hoping Trump’s pressure tactics on allies such as Canada will drive them to pursue a foreign policy that is less aligned with the United States. The U.S. president has suggested Canada could become America's 51st state.
Carney departs China on Saturday and visits Qatar on Sunday before attending the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland next week. He will meet business leaders and investors in Qatar to promote trade and investment, his office said.
Associated Press business writer Chan Ho-him in Hong Kong contributed to this report.
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, center, arrives to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool)
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
