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In his first career postseason start, the 2024 NL Wild Card series against the Atlanta Braves, Michael King became the first pitcher to toss 7.0 shutout innings with at least 12 strikeouts. Two years later, King might have been even better.
OK, not maybe. He absolutely was.
King took a no-hitter into the 7th inning against the Chicago Cubs, the team that led the big leagues in runs scored, in a dominant 8-0 win to put the Padres one win away from advancing to the National League Division Series.
King set the tone on the very first batter of the game, striking out Pete Crow-Armstrong on three straight pitches, the last one a fastball that hit 98 MPH (his fastest pitch of the entire season) and followed with a punchout of Alex Bregman on a sweeper that looked like Michael was throwing a whiffleball.
Fernando Tatis Jr. did not allow the energy to dip one decibel, jumping on the first pitch Matthew Boyd threw and launched it to deep centerfield. Pete Crow-Armstrong, arguably the best defensive player in the game and inarguably the 2026 National League MVP, tried to keep it in the yard but came up just an inch or two shy. Had he come up with the highlight reel catch, the game may have gone a little differently.
But, with the 47,084 fans at Petco Park crowd now fully manic, it almost felt like that play dictated how Game 1 was going to go. The home run was the first leadoff bomb in Padres franchise history and an announcement that Tatis Jr., who went 1-for-12 in the Wild Card series at Wrigley Field a year ago, was not going to be neutralized this time around.
The Friar Faithful didn’t have long to celebrate with him. Two batters later, Manny Machado unloaded on another solo homer to put San Diego on top 2-0. Machado, who also had just one hit in last year’s series loss to the Cubs in Chicago, later drove in Tatis Jr. with a double and walked.
Xander Bogaerts added a solo homer off Boyd in the 4th inning (all three long balls came off hanging changeups) and the Friars blew it open in the 5th. With the bases loaded and two outs Cubs manager Craig Counsell, sensing the game was about to be put out of reach, brought in lefty Ryan Rolison to face Jackson Merrill.
It didn’t work. Merrill bounced a single up the middle to bring home two runs and, with Petco Park literally shaking, Cubs catcher Carson Kelly let a ball get by him and Ty France chugged home with run number seven. After that the only question was whether or not King would make an impressive bit of history.
There have only been two solo no-hitters in MLB playoff history: Point Loma High School alum Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series against the Dodgers and Roy Halladay’s no-no in the 2010 National League Division Series against the Reds (Houston had several pitchers toss a combined no-hitter in 2022).
With one out in the 7th inning, Nico Hoerner hit a grounder down the 3rd base line. Machado made a sliding backhanded stop but couldn’t find the handle. With Hoerner’s speed he might not have been able to get him anyways but the infield single was Chicago’s first hit of the night, eliciting a standing ovation for the Padres ace. King responded by punching out the next two hitters he faced, his 7th and 8th strikeouts of the night.
In the bottom of the inning the Padres got another run that Chicago might not be too fond of. After reaching on an infield single, Fernando Tatis Jr. took off for 2nd base. Kelly’s throw kicked into shallow left field and Tatis Jr. broke for 3rd base, running through a stop sign and scoring with a dive to put the Padres on top 8-0.
There was one more surprise for the Friar Faithful. For the first time since October 2, 2024, Joe Musgrove took the mound at Petco Park.
That night he suffered a UCL tear and needed a full elbow reconstruction surgery. Musgrove, a Grossmont High School alum, suffered a series of setbacks on his road to recovery and was a surprise addition to the Padres postseason roster. When his face flashed on the scoreboard and he emerged from the bullpen, the Friar Faithful found one more burst of energy to welcome back their hometown hero.
Serenaded by chants of “LET’S GO JOE!” Musgrove struck out Michael Busch on three pitches. Two walks and a single loaded the bases but he got Pedro Ramirez to pop out and froze Michael Conforto for strike 3 to end the game.
The Padres will go for a sweep of the series on Wednesday night with Nick Pivetta on the mound (7:00 p.m. on Peacock). If they win that one it is off to Milwaukee for the NLDS. If they lose they’ll have one more shot at it on Thursday night.
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