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Padres Crush Cubs in Game 1 Behind Tatis' Home Run
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In Short: Fernando Tatis Jr. led off the game with a home run, setting the stage for the Padres' dominant performance in Game 1 of their playoff series against the Cubs.
Fernando Tatis Jr. led off the game with a home run, setting the stage for the Padres' dominant performance in Game 1 of their playoff series against the Cubs.
Manny Machado added to the Padres' lead with a first-inning home run and an RBI double in the third, contributing to San Diego's 91-win season.
Xander Bogaerts also homered off Cubs starter Matthew Boyd, and Jackson Merrill's two-run single further extended San Diego's lead.
The Cubs managed just one hit off King, who earned several standing ovations from the sellout crowd for his impressive performance.
San Diego's offensive onslaught in the first five innings was more than they scored in all three games against the Cubs last year at Wrigley Field.
Nick Pivetta, who returns from a five-month absence due to a right elbow injury, will start Game 2 for the Padres.
What's still developing
- King set the tone by striking out probable NL MVP Pete Crow-Armstrong with the game's first three pitches.
- Chicago had just one hit before getting to Joe Musgrove, the Padres veteran making his first major league appearance since Oct.
- The Cubs got two singles and a walk before Musgrove struck out pinch hitter Michael Conforto to preserve the shutout in his return from Tommy John surgery.