Mike Tauchman neared the stands, timed a jump perfectly and made a catch while landing in the protective netting down the right-field line to end the top of the sixth inning.

It was one of several standout defensive plays the Chicago White Sox right fielder made in Saturday’s 7-3 loss to the San Diego Padres in front of 27,345 at Rate Field.

“He’s a guy that leaves it out there every single day,” catcher Kyle Teel said. “(Left fielder) Will Robertson has one of the best catches I’ve ever seen, the one ( Sept. 7 in Detroit ) where he robbed the home run. But the one where (Tauchman) went into the seats, it was just unbelievable.

“It’s awesome to be on the field with him every single day.”

Tauchman made a sliding catch on a Luis Arraez liner in the third inning, got up and fired to fir

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