Padres Made History While Hammering Dodgers in Game 2 of NLDS

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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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Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.
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