Padres stars waste no time taking over Wild Card Game 1 against Cubs

The San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of their Wild Card series behind an offensive surge from their top stars. Fernando Tatis Jr. led off with a home run on the very first pitch against Cubs starter Matthew Boyd, and Manny Machado added another first-inning solo home run to set the tone early at Petco Park.

San Diego built a 7-0 advantage with additional contributions from Xander Bogaerts and Jackson Merrill. Meanwhile, pitcher Michael King delivered a dominant performance on the mound, holding the Cubs hitless through six frames and finishing with one hit allowed and eight strikeouts across seven scoreless innings.