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Padres Sweep Cubs in Wild Card Series

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The San Diego Padres completed a two-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the MLB Wild Card Series, opening with an emphatic 8-0 rout. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a leadoff homer in Game 1, while Michael King carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning. The Cubs' offense largely disappeared as their playoff run ended quickly.

Why now: The Padres' dominant sweep, including a near no-hitter, is fresh MLB playoff news drawing wide attention.

San Diego PadresChicago CubsFernando Tatis Jr.Michael KingMLB

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Evidence

• Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid · AP News
• Licensable picture: MLB: Wildcard-Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres · Reuters Connect
• Licensable picture: MLB: Wildcard-Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres · Reuters Connect
• Licensable picture: MLB: Wildcard-Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres · Reuters Connect
• PCA, Cubs meekly exit playoffs after offense disappears in 2-game Wild Card sweep by Padres · iNFOnews.ca
• Padres’ Michael King loses no-hit bid in 7th inning of playoff opener against the Cubs · AP News
• Padres pummel Cubs behind Tatis' leadoff blast, King's gem in Game 1 · ESPN
• Tatis, Machado lead electric offense in Padres' Wild Card Series opening win · MLB.com
• N&N: Michael King allows 1 (infield) hit to league-best Cubs offense · Yahoo Sports
• PADRES POSTCAST: San Diego PADRES WIN GAME 1 IN 8-0 BLOWOUT! Michael King Nearly No-Hits Cubs, Manny Machado & Fernando Tatis Jr. Go Deep for PADS · 12News
• Cubs-Padres NL Wild Card Series Game 1 FAQ, lineups (10 p.m. ET, Peacock/NBCSN) · MLB.com

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