Fernando Tatis Jr. heating up.

The 24-year-old had three more hits in a rehab challenge Tuesday in Triple-A El Paso. lost 13-12 Located in Southwest University Park.

Tatis played six innings in right field, singled three times, drove in a run, and scored once.

Tatis also hit a double in five games with the Chihuahuas. He’s 17-for-6 in that span (.353/.522/.588) with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 6 walks.

Tatis is gearing up to return from her April 20th PED outage in Arizona.

Tatis’ replacement in the El Paso lineup, Luis Liberatohit his first three-run homer of the season, and the Chihuahuas hit four in the ninth inning. Matthew Batten (.867 OPS) and finished the game.

RBI double and left fielder in 5 at-bats Preston Tucker (1.236 OPS) went 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, four RBIs and three runs scored.

knuckleballer Matt Waldron (13.03 ERA) stole 7 but allowed 7 runs in 5 innings starting and right-handed. Angel Felipe (0-1, 14.73) allowed five runs in the top of the ninth to lose.

El Paso is 4-6.

tuesday scoreboard

DOUBLE-A San Antonio (2-2)

• Mission 4, Frisco 0: RF Tirso Ornelas (. 767 OPS) went 2-for-3 with a double in the first and a home run. He also walked and scored twice. 2B Evan Mendoza (.650 OPS) also hit his first home run and CF Cory Howell (.294 OPS) went 2-for-4 in doubles and RBI. RHPs Nolan Watson (0.00) started the game with a three-inning shutout, after which five relievers pitched two-hit balls in six combined innings. RHPs Justin Lopez (0.00) allowed hits in scoreless fifths.

High Single A Fort Wayne (0-4)

• Lake County 3, Tincap 1: RF Justin Farmer (.546 OPS) doubled and drove on the run. CF Jacob Mercy (.980 OPS) went 1-for-3 with walks and two stolen bases. LHPs Body Lascon (0.00) Strike out 5 times in 3 shutout innings before RHP Ryan Bergart (0-1, 4.50) conceded the loss in relief after two innings. SS Jackson Merrill (.063 OPS) went 0-3 on the walk and 0-15 to start the year. Only strike out once.

LOW SINGLE-A Lake Elsinore (4-0)

• Storm 5, Inland Empire 1: 3B Graham Polley (1.471 OPS) went 3-for-4 with triples and an RBI. 2B Rothman Verdugo (.572 OPS) went 1-for-3 in doubles, RBI, walks and CF Samuel Zavala (.454 OPS) went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. LHPs Jesus Gonzalez (1-0, 1.93) 7 strikeouts, allowing 1 run in 4 2/3 innings of relief after RHP Henry Baez (0.00) started the game with three shutouts.