Fernando Tatis Jr. and his swagger returned to the playoffs with a blast. The 25-year-old San Diego star hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four seasons to give the Padres a 2-0 lead against rookie AJ Smith-Shawver and the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of their Wild Card Series.

Michael King was never a full-time starter in New York. He came to San Diego and became a Game 1 ace.  With 12 strikeouts across seven shutout innings, King dominated the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday to lift the Padres to a 4-0 win in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series.

He was the Padres’ most consistent starting pitcher in the regular season, giving them 14 quality starts. That was two fewer than Cease. But King also had just seven starts in which he gave up three or more earned runs, which was eight fewer times than Cease.