Padres Win vs. Braves in Game 1 as Fernando Tatis Jr., Michael King Dazzle MLB Fans

By temporary On Oct 3, 2024 16

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 01: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres celebrates after hitting a two run home run against AJ Smith-Shawver #32 of the Atlanta Braves during the first inning in Game One of the Wild Card Series at Petco Park on October 01, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

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The San Diego Padres have a one-game lead over the Atlanta Braves after a 4-0 win in Game 1 of the National League wild card series.

Michael King, who the Padres landed before the season in the Juan Soto trade with the New York Yankees, was dominant on the mound in his first postseason start for San Diego. He had 12 strikeouts and allowed just five hits and no runs across his seven innings, setting up the Padres for the shutout.

And his offense helped him out on the other side.

Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a no-doubter to left center in the bottom of the first to give San Diego an early two-run lead. The Padres also got some solid production from Kyle Higashioka, who an a sac fly RBI in the third and a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth.

After the win, fans hyped Tatis, King and the Padres for taking care of business in Game 1.

MLB @MLB

FERNANDO TATIS JR. HITS THE FIRST HOME RUN OF THE 2024 #POSTSEASON 🚀 pic.twitter.com/XFqQ06zWTT

i dont know, some rock, i suppose @littleargue

Michael King is pretty good https://t.co/PBPNdCv2Qi

Bill Arey @areyshelby

Hats off to Michael King of the padres he ate us up with the strikeouts

sighs @ItsSighs

before the season the Padres traded Juan Soto to the Yankees and got Michael King and Kyle Higashioka in return. yeah we won the trade baby

Al Scott @AlScott1998

Michael King was right

The Padres won the trade

Sly Fox @TheSnoopyTrades

Michael king for president. Have a day kid.

Adam Schein @AdamSchein

I love Michael King. He’s been a stud all year. That was majestic performance.

ghost king 💀👻 @hadesjs1

fernando tatis is good at baseball

Marty Caswell @MartyCaswell

Michael King was brilliant with 7 shutout innings, striking out 12, and Fernando Tatis hit his first playoff HR in front of fans.

Padres take game one, 4-0. It’s Joe Musgrove vs. Max Fried tomorrow

ckj 🏜 @ckjasper

Fernando Tatis Jr. has some of the rawest no doubters, he up there with Bryce Harper

AJ Cassavell @AJCassavell

Final: Padres 4, Braves 0

Game 1 to San Diego. Michael King shoved. Fernando Tatis Jr. and Kyle Higashioka homered and had two RBIs apiece. The Padres push a beleaguered Braves team to the brink. All six prior teams to win Game 1 of a Wild Card Series at home have swept in 2.

The Padres are now just one win away from advancing to the divisional series, where they would face the Los Angeles Dodgers. They’ll have Joe Musgrove on the mound while Atlanta will look to Max Fried to keep its season alive.