This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr Gets Brutally Honest: 'I Need To Get Better'. San Diego Padres All-Star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. is on the longest home run drought of his career, and spoke about his need to perform better to help the team.

On Wednesday night -- after the Padres had completed an 8-1 demolition of the Giants at Petco Park -- Fernando Tatis Jr. stood at his locker and recounted a story from his childhood. If you were ever a baseball-obsessed 10-year-old kid,

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres begin a three-game series at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. San Diego is 72-56 overall and 41-21 at home. The Padres have the best team ERA in the NL at 3.56.