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Padres’ Gavin Sheets claims his playoff moment with a massive 2-run HR vs. Cubs
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The San Diego Padres will be moving on in the MLB Playoffs. It was a dominant series for the Padres against the Chicago Cubs , outscoring their opponent 12-1 over two games.
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In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Padres were leading 2-1 with Xander Bogaerts on base. Gavin Sheets came to the plate as a pinch hitter and took a 0-1 fastball to right field, hitting a home run.
For Sheets, it was the only plate appearance of the series, but it was a massive one. After taking the 4-1 lead, pitching took over. Only three more members of the Cubs would reach base, but none of them would score as the Padres won the game 4-1. Pitching was great in the series overall, allowing just eight hits over 18 innings. Meanwhile, the pitching staff gave up just one run. The bullpen pitched 7 and two-thirds innings, giving up just four hits, and did not surrender a run.
At the plate, Jackson Merrilll was great, going four for seven with two RBIs. Meanwhile, Fernando Tatis Jr. , Manny Machado , and Bogaerts all had home runs, combining for five RBIs.
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The Padres will now face the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Division Series. The Padres went 4-2 over the Brewers in the regular season. The Brewers took two of three over the Padres in mid-May at home. The two teams faced off again in the middle of August in San Diego . The Padres won all three games, as the offense racked up 18 runs in the three-game series.
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The NLDS begins in Milwaukee on Saturday.
