From the primary pitch of the San Diego Padres Recreation 1 win over the Chicago Cubs within the Nationwide League Wild Card, it felt just like the Cubs by no means had an opportunity.
Michael King began his seven-inning, eight-strikeout, one-hit efficiency with a three-pitch Okay of likely-MVP Pete Crow-Armstrong within the high of the primary earlier than Fernando Tatis Jr. took Chicago’s Matthew Boyd deep on his first pitch of the night en path to an 8-0 win.
Tatis Jr. completed the 2026 common season with 25 dwelling runs, proper according to his totals from the earlier three seasons regardless of not hitting his first dinger till Might 30. If he and Manny Machado (who additionally hit a first-inning dwelling run towards Boyd) get sizzling, the Padres ought to be a really powerful out within the Nationwide League.
The Cubs will trot out veteran Kevin Gausman to start out their win-or-go-home Recreation 2, who tossed six innings of three-run ball towards San Diego in July, permitting simply 4 hits however strolling one other three batters within the 5-4 loss whereas nonetheless a member of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Which brings us to in the present day’s quiz. Tatis Jr. remains to be the latest Padre to eclipse the 40-homer milestone, mashing 42 in 2021. With that being mentioned, are you able to title the latest 40-HR hitter for every MLB franchise?
Good luck!
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