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Tatis goes deep on the first pitch as Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in Wild Card opener

Fernando Tatis Jr. hit the first leadoff home run in Padres playoff history, Michael King took a no-hitter into the seventh, and Joe Musgrove returned from Tommy John surgery to close an 8-0 Game 1 win over the Cubs at a sold-out Petco Park.

Sadie Whitaker · Sept. 30

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