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King, dingers power Padres in G1 rout at frenzied Petco

Michael King delivered a historic pitching performance and his teammates provided plenty of offense as San Diego secured a dominant 8-0 shutout in the opening game of the National League Wild Card Series. King carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning before surrendering a single to Nico Hoerner, finishing his stellar outing having allowed just one hit over seven frames.

Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado ignited the home crowd right away with back-to-back home runs off Chicago starting pitcher Matthew Boyd in the opening frame. With the victory, the Padres sit just one win away from advancing past the Wild Card round, leaving the Cubs facing elimination.

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