The Padres slugger sent a 94 mph fastball from Braves starter AJ Smith-Shawver into the second deck in left field for San Diego’s first two runs of the game — making the first home run of the 2024 MLB playoffs –on Tuesday in what ended as a 4-0 San Diego win.

Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years and Michael King struck out 12 in his first postseason start as the San Diego Padres beat rookie AJ Smith-Shawv

Fernando Tatis Jr. sent Petco Park crowd into a frenzy with a towering two-run homer on his first playoff swing in four years as the Padres blanked the Braves 4-0 in Game 1 of their wild-card series.