The San Diego Padres obtained an all-around efficiency on their method to a Sport 1 victory within the Nationwide League wild-card collection over the Atlanta Braves, 4-0.
Fernando Tatis Jr. electrified the group at Petco Park together with his 415-foot residence run within the first inning. He knew it was gone as quickly as he hit it and the group did as effectively. Tatis flipped his bat and performed to followers as he started his residence run trot.
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Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates after hitting a two-run homer within the NL wild-card collection recreation towards the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Picture/Gregory Bull)
“It’s stunning vitality. I like this sort of scenario,” Tatis stated. “It positively brings the very best out of me. And simply wanting ahead to far more experiences like this.”
Tatis stated he was searching for a fastball from rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and acquired it.
“I used to be going for it in all probability earlier than he launched the pitch. However searching for my fastball, he left it over the plate, and had positively nice outcomes,” Tatis stated. “I knew it was going to exit. I didn’t realize it was going to land within the second deck simply because how excessive it was.”
Piggybacking off of Tatis, beginning pitcher Michael King gave San Diego a top-notch efficiency.
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Padres beginning pitcher Michael King throws towards the Atlanta Braves throughout the wild-card collection recreation Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Picture/Gregory Bull)
King turned the primary pitcher to have 12 strikeouts with no runs or walks allowed in his first profession postseason begin. He joined former Padres stars Kevin Brown and Sterling Hitchcock as the one pitchers to have double-digit strikeouts in a playoff recreation.
“”I feel I dreamed of an ideal recreation as an alternative of some hits that I gave up,” King stated afterward. “However I imply, to stand up 1-0 in a three-game collection is large. That was the objective and we completed that. We have got our horse Joe (Musgrove) tomorrow, and I’ve acquired a variety of confidence in us.”
San Diego acquired King in a blockbuster take care of the New York Yankees that despatched Juan Soto to the Bronx Bombers.
Atlanta Braves left fielder Ramón Laureano watches a house run from the Padres’ Kyle Higashioka go over the wall on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Picture/Gregory Bull)
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Sport 2 is ready for Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET. A Padres victory sends them into the Nationwide League Division Collection.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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