SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. went 5 for 5 with two RBIs in the first five-hit game of his career, and Xander Bogaerts' sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the San Diego Padres an 8-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.
Tatis became the first major leaguer with five singles in a game this season and the first Padres player to do it since Adrián González on Aug. 11, 2009.
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San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen, left, argues with home plate umpire Jeremie Rehak. during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
San Diego Padres pitcher Mason Miller celebrates after the third out of the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. falls after moving away from an inside pitch while batting during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts celebrates after the Padres defeated the Colorado Rockies 8-7 in a baseball game Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts watches his sacrifice fly to defeat the Colorado Rockies 8-7 during the ninth inning of baseball game Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Manny Machado had three hits for the Padres, including an eighth-inning single that was misplayed by right fielder Jake McCarthy for an error — allowing Jake Cronenworth to score the tying run.
San Diego loaded the bases against Jimmy Herget (0-4) with nobody out in the ninth on Jackson Merrill's leadoff single and two walks. Merrill scored on Bogaerts’ fly to center field, giving the Padres (54-53) their fourth straight win.
Mason Miller (3-1) struck out all three batters in the top of the ninth to keep it tied at 7.
Padres manager Craig Stammen was ejected in the fourth after arguing with plate umpire Jeremie Rehak, who did not grant Bogaerts an ABS challenge.
San Diego scored twice in the second on Luis Campusano’s run-scoring double and Tatis’ RBI single. Machado had an RBI single in the fifth to pull San Diego within one, and Tatis tied it at 4 with another run-scoring single in the sixth.
Ezequiel Tovar and Mickey Moniak each had an RBI double in the seventh to give the Rockies a 6-4 lead.
San Diego evened it in the bottom half when Merrill singled home a run and Ty France scored on a fielding error by third baseman Willi Castro.
Tovar drew a bases-loaded walk from Adrian Morejon in the eighth to put Colorado in front 7-6.
Castro and Moniak both homered in the third as the Rockies scored four times to take a 4-2 lead. McCarthy hit an RBI single and came around on Moniak's two-run shot.
Rockies RHP Gabriel Hughes (0-2, 2.79 ERA) takes the mound Wednesday. The Padres had not announced a scheduled starter for the series finale.
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San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen, left, argues with home plate umpire Jeremie Rehak. during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
San Diego Padres pitcher Mason Miller celebrates after the third out of the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. falls after moving away from an inside pitch while batting during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts celebrates after the Padres defeated the Colorado Rockies 8-7 in a baseball game Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts watches his sacrifice fly to defeat the Colorado Rockies 8-7 during the ninth inning of baseball game Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 29, 2026--
MWG Enterprises, the Fort Worth-based energy development company, Patel Family Office, the third-generation global family office, and PWS, an associate company of one of Saudi Arabia’s longest-established industrial groups AHQ Group, have together launched MERA Oil, a US-Saudi private consortium, and entered the final stage of selecting a host for their planned US$5 billion integrated refinery and energy export corridor.
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After three years of evaluating locations across the Gulf, the MERA Oil consortium has narrowed the site selection process to three GCC locations outside the Strait of Hormuz. Discussions with the candidate locations have progressed over the past two years and are approaching a decision point, with a preferred host expected to be confirmed by the end of 2026.
While discussions with the three shortlisted locations have reached an advanced stage, the consortium remains open to a decisively superior proposition from another qualifying GCC jurisdiction capable of meeting the project’s route-resilience, infrastructure and development timetable requirements before a final host is selected.
The planned development centres on a 200,000-barrel-per-day integrated refinery linked to deepwater port infrastructure, large-scale storage of crude and refined products, and marine export facilities. Located outside the Strait of Hormuz, the project is designed to provide a route-resilient export platform with direct access to international shipping routes.
Moreover, the project is intended to establish a long-term industrial base that would strengthen manufacturing, logistics, technical capability and energy security in the region.
“Three years of evaluation across the region and two years of detailed engagement with three outstanding locations have brought us to a clear decision point. The sponsor partnership is assembled, the development concept and capital strategy are defined, and we are now choosing our host. The jurisdiction that moves decisively with us in the coming months stands to secure a major new downstream, storage and energy-export platform,” said Marc W. Gunderson, Founder of MWG Enterprises.
The Phase One capital programme of up to US$5 billion is intended to establish a future-ready energy complex incorporating energy-efficient refining technologies and advanced emissions-control systems. Sustainable aviation fuel co-processing and carbon-management capabilities are also being evaluated as potential future components of the project design.
A pre-feasibility study covering refinery configuration, product slate, preliminary capital requirements, logistics and phased execution has reached an advanced stage. Once a host jurisdiction is confirmed, the project is expected to move into final site diligence and engineering design, with mechanical completion of Phase One targeted for the end of 2029, followed by commissioning and commercial operations.
The project aligns with broader efforts across the Gulf to expand domestic refining, storage and export infrastructure. According to the GCC Statistical Centre, the six GCC states exported approximately 11.5 million barrels of crude oil per day in 2024, representing around one quarter of global crude exports.
The product slate is focused on high-specification middle distillates, including ultra-low sulphur diesel and jet fuel, for selected import-dependent markets in the United States, the Atlantic Basin, the Gulf region and other international markets, subject to final engineering and offtake arrangements.
“Expanding domestic value addition remains one of the Gulf’s most important industrial opportunities. More than seven decades of industrial work across the Kingdom have taught us what a project of this kind should leave behind for its host: jobs, local suppliers, technical skill and industrial capacity that endures, in step with the region’s national visions. We look forward to concluding this process with the jurisdiction best placed to move quickly and deliver,” said Abdulmalik Alqahtani, Group Chief Executive Officer of AHQ Group.
For the eventual host jurisdiction, the planned Phase One development represents a major industrial investment spanning refining, storage, port and logistics infrastructure.
The project is expected to be developed on approximately 1,200 to 1,500 acres of port-connected industrial land. It is designed to create long-term economic value through local sourcing, engineering opportunities, workforce development and industrial capability building aligned with national In-Country Value frameworks.
The development is expected to support up to 3,000 direct roles at peak across construction, commissioning and operations, together with up to 15,000 indirect and induced employment opportunities, based on preliminary sponsor estimates.
“This is multigenerational infrastructure, and it has to be structured to institutional standards from the outset: sound governance, a balanced capital structure built to hold for decades, and a transparent partnership with the host government. Patel Family Office is engaging sovereign and institutional partners who share that outlook,” said Lakshmi Narayanan, Vice Chair of Patel Family Office.
The MERA Oil consortium is engaged in discussions with feedstock providers within and beyond the GCC, with definitive arrangements expected to progress alongside the final host selection.
The planned Phase One capital programme is expected to draw on sponsor equity, sovereign and institutional participation, international project finance, export-credit support and Shariah-compliant financing structures.
About MERA Oil
MERA Oil is the dedicated project platform for a consortium of three leading investors.
MWG Enterprises is a Fort Worth, Texas-based energy development company founded by entrepreneur Marc W. Gunderson, drawing on more than 30 years of experience across the Texas oil and natural gas sector.
Patel Family Office is a privately held, third-generation family office investing across three continents with a long-term focus on energy, infrastructure and industrial platforms.
PWS is an associate company of AHQ Group. AHQ Group is a diversified Saudi Arabian industrial conglomerate with more than seven decades of operating history across oil and gas services, manufacturing, logistics and industrial sectors.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements concerning a proposed development, including potential investment amounts, processing capacity, financing structures, employment estimates, markets and project timelines.
These statements reflect current intentions and remain subject to site selection, engineering studies, environmental review, government approvals, financing arrangements and final investment decision. Actual outcomes may differ materially.
This announcement is provided for general information only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security, sukuk or other financial instrument in any jurisdiction.
Pictured from left to right: Lakshmi Narayanan, Vice Chair of Patel Family Office; Marc W. Gunderson, Founder of MWG Enterprises; and Abdulmalik Alqahtani, Group Chief Executive Officer of AHQ Group
