San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals
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James Wood, Luis García Jr. each homer and Nationals beat Padres 4-2
Keibert Ruiz threw out three Padres trying to steal a base. All three ended innings with two coming on strikeout pitches.
Littell (5-4) allowed three singles and a walk through the first six innings before running into trouble in the seventh.
García hit his fifth home run leading off the fourth — a line-drive shot to right field on a 3-0 pitch from Griffin Canning (0-4) to give the Nationals the lead.
Ruiz had a one-out single and Wood followed with his 16th homer — a 417-foot line-drive to right center for a 3-0 lead in the fifth.
Xander Bogaerts walked and Jackson Merrill singled to start. Ty France doubled in a run to chase Littell.
Orlando Ribalta gave up a sacrifice fly to Nick Castellanos, but Miguel Andujar struck out looking and Ruiz threw out Song trying to steal to end the inning and keep it 3-2.
José Tena drew a walk in front of a Jorbit Vivas single to start the seventh against Jeremiah Estrada. Adrian Morejon entered with one out and retired Wood on a force out, but Andrés Chaparro had a pinch-hit double for a 4-2 lead.
Clayton Beeter followed Ribalta and allowed Merrill's one-out single in the ninth before finishing off his fourth save in six opportunities.
Canning yielded three runs on six hits in five innings.
The Nationals are 24-10 this season when scoring first.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | France struck out looking, Merrill caught stealing second, catcher to second. |
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9th Inning | Merrill singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Bogaerts grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Beeter relieved Ribalta |
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8th Inning | Tena struck out swinging. |
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8th Inning | Young flied out to center. |
Statistics
 SD |
 WSH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 9 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 29 | At Bats | 31 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 3 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 129 | Pitches | 133 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 7 | Total Bases | 17 |
| 33 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 1.2 | Runs Created | 5.8 |
| .207 | Batting Average | .290 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .241 | Slugging Percentage | .548 |
| .069 | Secondary Average | .387 |
| .273 | On Base Percentage | .353 |
| .514 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .901 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 1.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.8 |
| 17.0 | Batter Rating | 36.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.5 |
| 0.25 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.91 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.91 |
| .034 | Isolated Power | .258 |
| 0.38 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.60 |
| .091 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .088 |
| -.138 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .097 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 68.8 | MLB Rating | 87.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 24,050 | 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 |