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Michael King dominates Guardians, Padres win

San Diego Padres pitcher Michael King worked five scoreless innings and struck out 11 batters while leading the Padres to a 7-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians at Petco Park, Tuesday.

King started the game with a walk to Cleveland leadoff hitter Steven Kwan, but settled in quickly. He retired a string of eight batters in a row following the walk and that included six strikeouts. King ended the night allowing no runs on two hits with a walk and 11 strikeouts.

Michael King’s 11 Ks dude is nasty when he’s on pic.twitter.com/z9U2TBhmno

— Giannis Auntiegotapoodle (@TooMuchMortons_) April 2, 2025

Logan Allen pitched well for the Guardians, but the Padres lineup broke through in the bottom of the fourth inning when Jackson Merrill hit a solo home run to right-center field.