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.

The San Diego Padres turned to Michael King to start Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday and he looked like a postseason vetera

King threw two innings of relief for the Yankees on Oct. 7, 2020 in a virtually empty Petco Park. Now he'll start Game 1 for San Diego.