The San Diego Padres getd an all-around carry outance on their way to a Game 1 prosper in the National League savage-card series over the Atlanta Braves, 4-0.
Fernando Tatis Jr. electrified the crowd at Petco Park with his 415-foot home run in the first inning. He krecent it was gone as soon as he hit it and the crowd did as well. Tatis flipped his bat and applyed to fans as he began his home run trot.
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Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. honors after hitting a two-run homer in the NL savage-card series game aachievest the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Ptoastyo/Gregruesome Bull)
“It’s pretty energy. I cherish this type of situation,” Tatis said. “It definitely transports the best out of me. And equitable watching forward to way more experiences appreciate this.”
Tatis said he was watching for a speedyball from rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and got it.
“I was going for it probably before he freed the pitch. But watching for my speedyball, he left it over the ptardy, and had definitely wonderful results,” Tatis said. “I krecent it was going to go out. I didn’t understand it was going to land in the second deck equitable becaengage how high it was.”
Piggybacking off of Tatis, commenceing pitcher Michael King gave San Diego a top-notch carry outance.
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Padres commenceing pitcher Michael King throws aachievest the Atlanta Braves during the savage-card series game Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Ptoastyo/Gregruesome Bull)
King became the first pitcher to have 12 strikeouts with no runs or walks allowed in his first nurtureer postseason commence. He combiinsist establisher Padres stars Kevin Brown and Sterling Hitchcock as the only pitchers to have double-digit strikeouts in a applyoff game.
“”I slfinisherk I dreamed of a perfect game instead of a confiinsist hits that I gave up,” King said afterward. “But I nasty, to get up 1-0 in a three-game series is huge. That was the goal and we accomplished that. We’ve got our horse Joe (Musgrove) tomorrow, and I’ve got a lot of confidence in us.”
San Diego achieved King in a blockbuster deal with the New York Yankees that sent Juan Soto to the Bronx Bombers.
Atlanta Braves left fielder Ramón Laureano watches a home run from the Padres’ Kyle Higashioka go over the wall on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Ptoastyo/Gregruesome Bull)
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Game 2 is set for Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET. A Padres prosper sfinishs them into the National League Division Series.
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