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The San Diego Padres received an all-around performance on their way to a Game 1 victory in the National League Wild Card Series over the Atlanta Braves, 4-0.

Fernando Tatis Jr. electrified the crowd at Petco Park with his 415-foot home run in the first inning. He knew it was gone as soon as he hit it and the crowd did as well. Tatis flipped his bat and played to fans as he began his home run trot.

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Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates after hitting a two-run homer in the NL wild-card series game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

"It’s beautiful energy. I love this type of situation," Tatis said. "It definitely brings the best out of me. And just looking forward to way more experiences like this."

Tatis said he was looking for a fastball from rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and got it.

"I was going for it probably before he released the pitch. But looking for my fastball, he left it over the plate, and had definitely great results," Tatis said. "I knew it was going to go out. I didn’t know it was going to land in the second deck just because how high it was."

Piggybacking off of Tatis, starting pitcher Michael King gave San Diego a top-notch performance.

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Padres starting pitcher Michael King throws against the Atlanta Braves during the wild-card series game Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

King became the first pitcher to have 12 strikeouts with no runs or walks allowed in