Padres Seek to Continue Win Streak, Take on the Dodgers – WTOP News
- On Tuesday, the San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-0 in their National League Wild Card Series opener at Petco Park. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a leadoff home run on the first pitch, and pitcher Michael King struck out eight over seven innings.
- Entering the postseason on a 17-3 roll, the 91-win Padres dominated this rematch of last year's Wild Card Series. San Diego scored more runs in the first five innings than in all three games at Wrigley Field combined last year.
- Manny Machado homered 391 feet in the first inning, while Xander Bogaerts added a solo shot and Jackson Merrill drove in two runs with a single. King received ample offensive support to preserve the shutout.
- Facing elimination, the Cubs must win Wednesday's Game 2 at Petco Park to keep their season alive. The series winner advances to the best-of-five Division Series to face the Milwaukee Brewers, who hold baseball's best record.
- Chicago outfielder Ian Happ, a pending free agent, faces significant uncertainty regarding his future after the season ends. Happ is wrapping up a $61 million contract and remains the longest-tenured pending free agent on the roster.
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Daily Jefferson County UnionPadres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid
Fernando Tatis Jr. hit the first leadoff homer in Padres history on the Cubs’ first pitch, Michael King took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and San Diego rolled to an 8-0 victory over Chicago in the NL Wild Card…
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