San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals, September 8, 2026

NationalsWSH
4-5
Final
PadresSD

September 8, 2026, 9:40 PM ET | Petco Park

Last 5 Form

Washington Nationals

0-5

Last 5
L 3-5
@ LAD
L 5-6
@ LAD
L 5-7
@ LAD
L 2-3
@ SD
L 4-5
@ SD

San Diego Padres

4-1

Last 5
W 3-2
vs NYY
L 1-5
vs NYY
W 4-3
vs NYY
W 3-2
vs WSH
W 5-4
vs WSH

Starting Pitchers

Washington Nationals

Riley Cornelio headshot
Riley Cornelio
Recorded starter

San Diego Padres

Casey Mize headshot
Casey Mize
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 8, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Washington Nationals67-79.459#5#1018.5
San Diego Padres76-68.528#3#411.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Washington NationalsSan Diego Padres
.744
OPS
.717
210
HR
183
821
Runs
722
4.67
ERA
3.99
1.39
WHIP
1.29
1283
Strikeouts by pitchers
1315

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Washington Nationals

Hitters

Dylan Crews headshot
Dylan Crews

7 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Brady House headshot
Brady House

5 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Andrés Chaparro headshot
Andrés Chaparro

5 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Riley Cornelio headshot
Riley Cornelio

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jack Sinclair headshot
Jack Sinclair

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli

6.0 IP, 8 SO, 3.00 ERA

San Diego Padres

Hitters

Manny Machado headshot
Manny Machado

7 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Luis Campusano headshot
Luis Campusano

6 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Fernando Tatis Jr. headshot
Fernando Tatis Jr.

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Mason Miller headshot
Mason Miller

4.0 IP, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA

Bradgley Rodriguez headshot
Bradgley Rodriguez

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Michael King headshot
Michael King

6.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Casey Mize headshot
Casey Mize
San Diego Padres, MLBDB pick
Riley Cornelio headshot
Riley Cornelio
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Manny Machado headshot
Manny Machado
San Diego Padres, MLBDB pick

Line Score

San Diego Padres 5, Washington Nationals 4: WSH 7 hits, SD 6 hits; WSH 0 errors, SD 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Washington Nationals010002010470
San Diego Padres00000014x560

Box Score

Batting

Dylan Crews led Washington Nationals with 2 hits.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
James WoodRF4000020
Abimelec OrtizDH3110020
Andrés ChaparroPH/DH1111001
Dylan CrewsCF4020010
CJ AbramsSS3100110
Brady House3B4012000
Daylen LileLF4000020
Yohandy Morales1B4111021
Jorbit Vivas2B3010010
Jacob YoungPH1000000
Harry FordC3000000
Totals344741112

3 players led San Diego Padres with 2 hits each.

San Diego Padres batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Fernando Tatis Jr.RF3100110
Jake Cronenworth2B3000010
Austin HaysPH0001000
Sung-Mun Song2B0000000
Manny Machado3B3222110
Ty France1B4020000
Jackson MerrillCF3001010
Luis CampusanoDH4021010
Dustin HarrisLF3000010
Samad TaylorPH1000000
Jase BowenLF0000000
Xander BogaertsSS2100100
Freddy FerminC1100210
Totals27565570

Pitching

Riley Cornelio went 3.0 innings for Washington Nationals (4 SO, 0 ER); Casey Mize went 5.2 innings for San Diego Padres (7 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Washington Nationals
Riley Cornelio3.0000040
Zak Kent2.0100110
Yovanny Cruz1.0000110
Clayton Beeter1.0211010
Jared Simpson0.0033300
Erik Tolman1.0311000
San Diego Padres
Casey Mize5.2433171
Randy Vásquez1.1100020
Yuki Matsui0.2211011
David Morgan0.1000000
Adrian Morejon1.0000010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T2

    Home Run Yohandy Morales homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T6

    Double Brady House doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Abimelec Ortiz scores. CJ Abrams scores. WSH 3, SD 0

  • B7

    Sac Fly Jackson Merrill out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Manny Machado scores. Ty France to 3rd. WSH 3, SD 1

  • T8

    Home Run Andrés Chaparro homers (10) on a line drive to left field. WSH 4, SD 1

  • B8

    Sac Fly Austin Hays out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Xander Bogaerts scores. Freddy Fermin to 3rd. WSH 4, SD 2

  • B8

    Single Manny Machado singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dylan Crews. Freddy Fermin scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. WSH 4, SD 4

  • B8

    Single Luis Campusano singles on a fly ball to right fielder James Wood. Manny Machado scores. Ty France to 3rd. WSH 4, SD 5

Play-by-Play

All 69 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Flyout Jacob Young flies out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. WSH 4, SD 5

  • T9

    Strikeout Yohandy Morales strikes out swinging. WSH 4, SD 5

  • T9

    Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out, second baseman Sung-Mun Song to first baseman Ty France. WSH 4, SD 5

  • B8

    Groundout Samad Taylor grounds out softly, pitcher Erik Tolman to first baseman Yohandy Morales. WSH 4, SD 5

  • B8

    Single Luis Campusano singles on a fly ball to right fielder James Wood. Manny Machado scores. Ty France to 3rd. WSH 4, SD 5

  • B8

    Pop Out Jackson Merrill pops out to second baseman Jorbit Vivas. WSH 4, SD 4

  • B8

    Single Ty France singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Manny Machado to 2nd. WSH 4, SD 4

  • B8

    Single Manny Machado singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dylan Crews. Freddy Fermin scores. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. WSH 4, SD 4

  • B8

    Sac Fly Austin Hays out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Xander Bogaerts scores. Freddy Fermin to 3rd. WSH 4, SD 2

  • B8

    Walk Fernando Tatis Jr. walks. WSH 4, SD 1

  • B8

    Walk Freddy Fermin walks. Xander Bogaerts to 2nd. WSH 4, SD 1

  • B8

    Walk Xander Bogaerts walks. WSH 4, SD 1

  • T8

    Groundout Brady House grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France. WSH 4, SD 1

  • T8

    Groundout CJ Abrams grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France. Dylan Crews to 3rd. WSH 4, SD 1

  • T8

    Double Dylan Crews doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dustin Harris. WSH 4, SD 1

  • T8

    Home Run Andrés Chaparro homers (10) on a line drive to left field. WSH 4, SD 1

  • T8

    Strikeout James Wood strikes out swinging. WSH 3, SD 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Dustin Harris strikes out swinging. WSH 3, SD 1

  • B7

    Pop Out Luis Campusano pops out to catcher Harry Ford in foul territory. WSH 3, SD 1

  • B7

    Sac Fly Jackson Merrill out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Manny Machado scores. Ty France to 3rd. WSH 3, SD 1

  • B7

    Single Ty France singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Manny Machado to 2nd. WSH 3, SD 0

  • B7

    Single Manny Machado singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 3, SD 0

  • T7

    Pop Out Harry Ford pops out to first baseman Ty France in foul territory. WSH 3, SD 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Jorbit Vivas strikes out swinging. WSH 3, SD 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Yohandy Morales strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 3, SD 0

  • B6

    Strikeout Jake Cronenworth called out on strikes. WSH 3, SD 0

  • B6

    Grounded Into DP Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds into a double play, shortstop CJ Abrams to second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Freddy Fermin out at 2nd. Fernando Tatis Jr. out at 1st. WSH 3, SD 0

  • B6

    Walk Freddy Fermin walks. WSH 3, SD 0

  • T6

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. WSH 3, SD 0

  • T6

    Double Brady House doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Abimelec Ortiz scores. CJ Abrams scores. WSH 3, SD 0

  • T6

    Walk CJ Abrams walks. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T6

    Double Abimelec Ortiz doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T6

    Groundout James Wood grounds out, second baseman Jake Cronenworth to first baseman Ty France. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B5

    Flyout Xander Bogaerts flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B5

    Flyout Dustin Harris flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B5

    Single Luis Campusano singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B5

    Groundout Jackson Merrill grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Yohandy Morales. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T5

    Flyout Harry Ford flies out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T5

    Flyout Jorbit Vivas flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T5

    Flyout Yohandy Morales flies out to left fielder Dustin Harris. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B4

    Flyout Ty France flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B4

    Walk Manny Machado walks. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B4

    Flyout Jake Cronenworth flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Fernando Tatis Jr. strikes out swinging. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T4

    Groundout Brady House grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T4

    Strikeout CJ Abrams strikes out swinging. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Freddy Fermin strikes out swinging. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B3

    Groundout Xander Bogaerts grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Yohandy Morales. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B3

    Groundout Dustin Harris grounds out, first baseman Yohandy Morales to second baseman Jorbit Vivas to pitcher Riley Cornelio. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T3

    Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out softly, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Abimelec Ortiz called out on strikes. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T3

    Strikeout James Wood called out on strikes. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Luis Campusano strikes out swinging. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Jackson Merrill called out on strikes. WSH 1, SD 0

  • B2

    Flyout Ty France flies out to center fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T2

    Groundout Harry Ford grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T2

    Double Jorbit Vivas doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T2

    Home Run Yohandy Morales homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. WSH 1, SD 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. WSH 0, SD 0

  • T2

    Groundout Brady House grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France. WSH 0, SD 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Manny Machado strikes out swinging. WSH 0, SD 0

  • B1

    Groundout Jake Cronenworth grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Yohandy Morales. WSH 0, SD 0

  • B1

    Groundout Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Yohandy Morales. WSH 0, SD 0

  • T1

    Flyout CJ Abrams flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. WSH 0, SD 0

  • T1

    Double Dylan Crews doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dustin Harris. WSH 0, SD 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Abimelec Ortiz strikes out swinging. WSH 0, SD 0

  • T1

    Groundout James Wood grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. WSH 0, SD 0