Padres defeat Cubs 8-0 in Wild Card opener
MLB reports early home runs and Michael King's no-hit bid into the seventh inning.
San Diego defeated Chicago 8-0 in Game 1 of their National League Wild Card Series at Petco Park on September 29, according to MLB's report published September 30.
Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado hit first-inning home runs. MLB says Michael King carried a no-hit bid into the seventh before Nico Hoerner recorded a one-out single. The bid ended before becoming a completed no-hitter.
That distinction is important in a playoff summary: pitching deep without a hit is not the same as finishing the game without allowing one. The final 8-0 score establishes the team result, not a no-hitter by itself.
Winning Game 1 puts the Padres ahead in the series; it does not confirm that the series is already won. ScoreZaap has written this original summary from the linked MLB report and has not added a Game 2 score or invented quotations. The live baseball view covers available current games.