The San Diego Padres had a blast Sunday night while blowing out the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the NLDS. They made some history along the way, too.
The Padres crushed six home runs in a 10–2 win at Dodger Stadium. Those six home runs tied the MLB postseason record for a single game. But, they became the first team in MLB playoff history to hit six home runs on the road.
The @Padres are the first team in MLB history to hit 6 home runs in a postseason game on the road.
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) October 7, 2024
The other teams to hit six home runs in a single postseason game were the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the 2023 NLDS against the Atlanta Braves, and the 2015 Chicago Cubs in Game 3 of the NLDS against the St. Louis Cardinals. Both teams were at home. And both wound up winning those series.
All six home runs are below.
1. Fernando Tatis
Tati time ⏰ pic.twitter.com/nxK6CW6gyR
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) October 7, 2024
2. David Peralta
FREIGHT TRAIN'S LEFT THE STATION 🚂 pic.twitter.com/jvA0cpG7X2
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) October 7, 2024
3. Jackson Merrill
Welcome to the Postseason, Jackson Merrill! pic.twitter.com/yWY1iysvEs
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) October 7, 2024
4. Xander Bogaerts
X factor. pic.twitter.com/JHbYBB2OR7
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) October 7, 2024
5. Kyle Higashioka
Kyle Higashioka hits his THIRD home run of the #postseason! 💪 pic.twitter.com/H314fmCMCR
— MLB (@MLB) October 7, 2024
6. Fernando Tatis Jr. (again)
NANDO HAS TWO HOMERS. THE @PADRES HAVE SIX HOMERS.
— MLB (@MLB) October 7, 2024
THE BALL IS FLYING! pic.twitter.com/FJf73N1xhC
Quite an onslaught from the Padres in a game that got really chippy and even downright ugly at times.
The series is now tied 1–1. Game 3 will be on Tuesday at 9:08 p.m. ET at Petco Park in San Diego.
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