The Padres homered their way to a Game 1 win, setting the stage for a potential series upset over the Mets. ⚾ What do they need to get to the next round of the MLB playoffs? Check here.
Very few people outside San Diego gave the Padres much of a chance to beat the Mets in the best-of-3 Wild Card series. Every game is at Citi Field. The Mets won 101 games while the Padres won 89. Las Vegas had the Friars as the biggest betting underdog of all four Wild Card series.It's just one game but it's an awfully impressive one.
Max Scherzer, the 3-time Cy Young Award winner and future Hall of Famer, gave up a hit to Jurickson Profar on the 1st pitch of the game then served up a 419-foot opposite field blast to Josh Bell in the 1st inning to put the Padres on top 2-0. In the 2nd inning Trent Grisham lofted a solo homer to right field to make it 3-0.
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