The San Diego Padres scored a clear equalizer in the National League Division Series on Sunday. The Padres are now tied 1-1 with their division rival in the series, the Los Angeles Dodgers, after their huge 10-2 win.

The Padres led throughout and the offense got particularly hot in the later innings. In the eighth and ninth innings, the Padres scored six runs on four home runs thanks to Jackson Merrill, Xander Bogaerts, Kyle Higashioka and Fernando Tatis Jr., who hit his second home run of the game in the ninth inning.

The Padres’ offense exploded to earn the win, and it all came down to the delay in the seventh inning after fans threw objects onto the field. Machado said this incident fueled his team in Game 2.

“I mean, we scored six runs after that? Five? Four? I don’t know,” Padres third baseman Manny Machado said, grinning. “It was six? Yeah, maybe it fired us up.”

Padres manager Mike Shildt and Tatis shared this opinion with the media after the win.

“We don’t need 50,000 people yelling at us and throwing things at us to prove a point,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “But it proves that this group will stick together and not back down.”

“It’s definitely wild out here,” Tatis said. “But at the same time, it’s a good environment for baseball.”

The Padres battled adversity and more than 50,000 players against them throughout the night. Nevertheless, they delivered when it mattered most. They will now look to win their next two home games to progress and defeat their rivals, like they did two years ago. As for the Dodgers, they have a lot of soul-searching ahead of them.

They looked flat as a drum and will look to take advantage of batting first, which the Padres have done in the first two games. The Padres will have right-handed ace Michael King on the mound for Game 3 and will look to continue his dominance over Los Angeles.

He posted a 2-0 record in five games with a 2.82 ERA, 26 strikeouts, seven earned runs and five home runs in 22.1 innings.

King will face Walker Buehler, who struggled all season with a 1-6 record, 5.38 ERA, 645 strikeouts and a 1.55 WHIP in 16 starts in his first year back from his second Tommy John surgery .

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