The San Diego Padres turned to Michael King to start Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday and he looked like a postseason vetera

He was the Padres’ most consistent starting pitcher in the regular season, giving them 14 quality starts. That was two fewer than Cease. But King also had just seven starts in which he gave up three or more earned runs, which was eight fewer times than Cease.

King made his postseason debut for the Yankees during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season at eerily empty Petco Park. He expects the crowd to be “absolutely nuts” when he starts for the home team