MLB

San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals

· Major League Baseball
San Diego Padres
32-24, 16-8 Away
Final
7 - 5
Washington Nationals
29-29, 10-17 Home

Merrill hits a two-run homer in the 7th inning to give the Padres a 7-5 win over the Nationals

Keibert Ruiz belts a home run

France hit a solo shot to center field in the sixth to tie the game at 5-5 before Merrill's two-run homer in the seventh sealed the win.

Jeremiah Estrada (2-1) threw 1 1/3 innings, striking out two and giving up a hit. Mason Miller pitched the final 1 1/3 frames without giving up a hit for his 17th save of the season. It was hit fourth four-out save of the year.

Xander Bogaerts drove in the Padres' first run in the first inning with a sacrifice fly, and Manny Machado added two more in the third with a single to right field for a 3-2 lead.

Freddy Fermin had an RBI groundout, and Fernando Tatis Jr. tacked on an RBI single in the fourth to knot the game 4-4. Tatis Jr. finished 3 for 5, and Gavin Sheets went 2 for 3 with a run.

Curtis Mead hit a two-run home run in the first for the Nationals and Keibert Ruiz followed in the second with a homer of his own for a 3-1 lead. Dylan Crews and Jacob Young both had RBI singles to cap Washington's scoring.

Mitchell Parker (2-2) blew his third save of the season. He allowed three runs, one earned, on two hits while striking out one in two innings.

Up next Michael King (4-3, 2.76 ERA) takes the mound for the Padres while LHP Foster Griffin (6-2, 3.63) gets the start for the Nationals in game two of the series.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Lile struck out swinging.
9th Inning Mead to second on fielder's indifference.
9th Inning Crews flied out to right.
9th Inning Abrams struck out looking.
9th Inning Mead walked.
9th Inning Laureano grounded out to second.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 1
18 Ground Balls 9
5 Strikeouts 8
7 Runs Batted In 5
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
10 Hits 9
2 Stolen Bases 1
4 Walks 6
1 Catcher Interference 0
7 Runs 5
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
36 At Bats 35
2 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
18 Runners Left On Base 19
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 0
14 Fly Balls 18
0 Caught Stealing 0
184 Pitches 167
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 2
0 Pinch Hits 1
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
16 Total Bases 15
43 Plate Appearances 42
324.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
2 Extra Base Hits 2
6.6 Runs Created 6.5
.278 Batting Average .257
.000 Pinch Hit Average .500
.444 Slugging Percentage .429
.333 Secondary Average .371
.357 On Base Percentage .381
.802 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .810
1.3 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
6.6 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 6.7
46.0 Batter Rating 36.0
18.0 At Bats Per Home Run 17.5
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.28 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.98
.167 Isolated Power .171
0.80 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.75
.093 Walks Per Plate Appearance .143
.056 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .114
14.0 Runs Produced 10.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
93.3 MLB Rating 86.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Nationals Park

Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 26,529 | Capacity:

2026 National League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Los Angeles - 23 W2 0.64615387 42
San Diego 8 30 W1 0.52380955 33
Arizona 8.5 31 L2 0.515625 33
San Francisco 16 39 L1 0.4 26
Colorado 18 41 L3 0.36923078 24

2026 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 21 W2 0.6769231 44
Philadelphia 9.5 30 L1 0.53125 34
Washington 11 32 W2 0.50769234 33
Miami 14 35 W1 0.46153846 30
New York 15.5 36 L1 0.4375 28
Full Standings