San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals
· Major League Baseball
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Nationals score 6 in the 7th, beat the Padres 9-4 despite Tatis' first home run of the season
Washington hit only two balls out of the infield during its big inning, but the Nationals sent 10 men to the plate in a frame that included the first ejection for Padres rookie manager Craig Stammen. The first six Washington batters came around to score.
Fernando Tatis Jr. finally hit his first homer of the season for San Diego, and Xander Bogaerts and Manny Machado also went deep to help the Padres build a 3-1 lead. Drew Millas homered in the third for Washington, and he was involved in perhaps the game's most important play in the seventh.
After CJ Abrams led off the Washington seventh with a single to center, José Tena's grounder forced a diving stop by Tatis, and the second baseman was unable to make an accurate throw for the force play. It was scored a fielder's choice.
Jorbit Vivas then walked, and Michael King (4-4) hit Dylan Crews with a pitch to force in a run.
Bradgley Rodriguez come on to face Millas and induced a grounder to second, but everybody was safe when Bogaerts, the shortstop, was ruled to be off second base when he received the throw from Tatis. The play was reviewed, the call was upheld and Stammen was tossed after coming out to argue. Bogaerts was charged with an error.
Pinch-hitter Curtis Mead drew a walk to force in another run, and after James Wood struck out, García's single up the middle made it 6-3. Daylen Lile then bounced into a force play, but a run came home when the Padres were unable to turn two.
Machado's RBI double in the eighth made it 7-4, but Mead answered with a two-run double in the bottom half.
Brad Lord (3-0) pitched a scoreless fifth and sixth for the win. Clayton Beeter got the final four outs for his third save.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Andujar flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Sheets walked. |
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9th Inning | Tatis Jr. to third on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Tatis Jr. to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Nationals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds into a force out, shortstop CJ Abrams to second baseman Jorbit Vivas. Rodolfo Durán out at 2nd. Fernando Ta |
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9th Inning | Durán walked. |
Statistics
 SD |
 WSH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 16 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 9 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 8 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 9 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 30 | At Bats | 33 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 17 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 174 | Pitches | 120 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 5.5 | Runs Created | 3.8 |
| .200 | Batting Average | .242 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .533 | Slugging Percentage | .364 |
| .567 | Secondary Average | .212 |
| .385 | On Base Percentage | .324 |
| .918 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .688 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.2 |
| 5.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.0 |
| 33.0 | Batter Rating | 49.0 |
| 10.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 33.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.46 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.24 |
| .333 | Isolated Power | .121 |
| 0.89 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.75 |
| .205 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .081 |
| .367 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.030 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 18.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 82.8 | MLB Rating | 90.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 30,765 | 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 |