Trailing Team Perspective
The Washington Nationals fell short in San Diego on Monday, September 7, 2026, losing 3-2 to the Padres. The visit to Petco Park ended with a 67-79 record for Washington, while the home side improved to 76-68. Attendance at the venue reached 38,149 fans for the contest.
Game Flow
San Diego struck first in the bottom of the first inning. Merrill singled to right field, allowing Machado to score and moving France to third base. The Padres extended their lead in the bottom of the third. Machado singled to left field, scoring Tatis Jr. and advancing Cronenworth to second. Later in that same inning, Merrill singled to center field, enabling Machado to cross the plate and moving to second base. This gave San Diego a 3-0 advantage.
Washington responded in the top of the sixth inning. Crews hit a home run to left center field that traveled 416 feet. This blast scored Ortiz and brought the Nationals within one run, making the score 3-2.
Pitching Performance
For the visiting team, Jake Irvin pitched 5.2 innings. He allowed eight hits and three earned runs while issuing two walks and striking out three batters. He was charged with the loss, dropping to 2-9 on the season. Jared Simpson followed with one inning of work, allowing no hits, no earned runs, and no walks while recording one strikeout. Jack Sinclair pitched 1.1 innings, allowing one hit and one walk with no earned runs and no strikeouts.
San Diego Staff
Nick Pivetta earned the win, improving to 2-2. He threw five scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no earned runs while issuing no walks and striking out two batters. Kyle Hart pitched one inning, allowing two hits and two earned runs with one strikeout. Bradgley Rodriguez worked one inning without allowing hits, earned runs, or walks, striking out two batters. Adrian Morejon pitched one inning with no hits, no earned runs, no walks, and one strikeout. Mason Miller secured the save, pitching one inning, allowing one hit, and striking out two batters while issuing no walks and allowing no earned runs.
Sources
https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816852
