Washington Nationals @ San Diego Padres

67-81, 34-41 Away

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78-68, 46-29 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. WoodDH	1-3	0	0	0	.266
D. CrewsRF	1-3	0	0	1	.224
A. Chaparro3B-1B	0-4	0	0	0	.253
C. Abrams2B-SS	0-4	0	0	0	.259
Y. Morales1B	0-3	0	0	0	.316
J. Tena2B	0-1	0	0	0	.227
D. LileLF	0-4	0	0	0	.251
K. RuizC	1-4	1	1	1	.283
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Ruiz homered to right (402 feet). 4th: Ruiz grounded out to third. 7th: Ruiz grounded out to third. 9th: Ruiz grounded out to first.
N. NunezSS	0-1	1	0	0	.210
B. HousePH-3B	0-1	0	0	0	.242
J. YoungCF	1-3	0	0	0	.249

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Kent	3.0	8	5	1	2	72-47	6.59
B. Lord	2.0	4	2	0	0	32-24	3.76
L. Perales	2.0	1	1	2	4	43-32	11.57
E. Yean	1.0	3	1	0	1	28-17	2.45

According to ESPN Analytics

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Petco Park

9:10 PM, 9 September 2026

San Diego, California

Attendance: 33,276

Game Time:2:53

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
First Base Umpire - Emil Jimenez
Second Base Umpire - Gabe Morales
Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings

Merrill homers twice and drives in 6 runs in the Padres' 9-2 victory over the Nationals

— Jackson Merrill homered twice, had a career-high six RBI and fell a double short of a cycle to help the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 9-2 on Wednesday after the hottest first-pitch temperature in Petco Park history at 95 degrees.

Sep 10, 2026, 12:23 am - AP


WSH
SD

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1
0	0	3	2	2	0	1	1	-	9	16	0

K. Hart1-3

2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

J. Kent1-4

3.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		WSH	SD
3rd	Ruiz homered to right (402 feet).	1	0
3rd	Crews singled to right, Nuñez scored, Wood to second, Young to third.	2	0
3rd	France singled to left, Tatis Jr. scored, Machado to second.	2	1
3rd	Merrill tripled to right, Machado scored and France scored.	2	3
4th	Taylor reached on bunt single to pitcher, Hays scored on throwing error by pitcher Kent, Taylor to second.	2	4
4th	Tatis Jr. singled to left, Taylor scored.	2	5
5th	Merrill homered to left (363 feet), France scored.	2	7
7th	Merrill homered to center (412 feet).	2	8
8th	Merrill reached on infield single to second, Bogaerts scored, France to second.	2	9

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Nationals
2
Padres
3

Game 1

7/9

Nationals
4
Padres
5

Game 2

9/9

Nationals
2
Padres
9

Game 3

9/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	85	60	.586	-	L2
Philadelphia	81	64	.559	4	L1
Miami	72	74	.493	13.5	L2
New York	67	78	.462	18	W3
Washington	67	81	.453	19.5	L7

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	88	57	.607	-	W6
Arizona	78	68	.534	10.5	W4
San Diego	78	68	.534	10.5	W4
San Francisco	62	85	.422	27	W3
Colorado	55	89	.382	32.5	L2

Merrill homers twice and drives in 6 runs in the Padres' 9-2 victory over the Nationals

Willson Contreras to begin rehab stint Friday, Red Sox say

Willson Contreras, eligible to come off the 10-day injured list later this week from a strained left hamstring, is scheduled to play a rehab game for Double-A Portland on Friday.

Rookie Kade Anderson picks up first win with 6 sharp innings as Mariners beat Rangers 3-2

— Rookie Kade Anderson picked up his first major league victory with six sharp innings, and Cole Young hit a two-run double as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday.

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Washington Nationals @ San Diego Padres

Merrill homers twice and drives in 6 runs in the Padres' 9-2 victory over the Nationals

K. Hart1-3

J. Kent1-4

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