San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals, September 9, 2026
September 9, 2026, 4:10 PM ET | Petco Park
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Starting Pitchers
Washington Nationals
San Diego Padres
Standings Snapshot
Full standings| Team | W-L | PCT | Div | WC | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | 67-81 | .453 | #5 | #10 | 19.0 |
| San Diego Padres | 78-68 | .534 | #2 | #3 | 10.5 |
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- winning percentage
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- division rank
- WC
- wild card rank
- GB
- games back
Season Comparison
2026Lower 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
Pitchers
3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA
6.0 IP, 8 SO, 3.00 ERA
5.2 IP, 3 SO, 4.77 ERA
San Diego Padres
Hitters
Pitchers
3.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA
6.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA
5.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA
Top Performers
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Line Score
San Diego Padres 9, Washington Nationals 2: WSH 4 hits, SD 16 hits; WSH 1 error, SD 0 errors.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Nationals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
 San Diego Padres | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | x | 9 | 16 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Washington Nationals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James WoodDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan CrewsRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrés Chaparro3B/1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CJ Abrams2B/SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Yohandy Morales1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Tena2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daylen LileLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keibert RuizC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nasim NuñezSS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady HousePH/3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob YoungCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Jackson Merrill led San Diego Padres with 4 hits and 2 home runs and 6 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatis Jr.2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xander BogaertsSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Machado3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ty France1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson MerrillCF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis CampusanoC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin HaysDH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan SalasPH/DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Samad TaylorLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jase BowenRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Pitching
Jackson Kent went 3.0 innings for Washington Nationals (2 SO, 5 ER); Walker Buehler went 2.1 innings for San Diego Padres (4 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Jackson Kent | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brad Lord | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Perales | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Eddy Yean | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| San Diego Padres | |||||||
| Walker Buehler | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Kyle Hart | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Morgan | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuki Matsui | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wandy Peralta | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Griffin Canning | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- HR
- home runs
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- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
Scoring Summary
- T3
Home Run Keibert Ruiz homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. WSH 1, SD 0
- T3
Single Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to right fielder Jase Bowen. Nasim Nuñez scores. Jacob Young to 3rd. James Wood to 2nd. WSH 2, SD 0
- B3
Single Ty France singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Manny Machado to 2nd. WSH 2, SD 1
- B3
Triple Jackson Merrill triples (4) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Dylan Crews, deflected by center fielder Jacob Young. Manny Machado scores. Ty France scores. WSH 2, SD 3
- B4
Single Samad Taylor singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Jackson Kent. Austin Hays scores. Samad Taylor to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher Jackson Kent. WSH 2, SD 4
- B4
Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Samad Taylor scores. WSH 2, SD 5
- B5
Home Run Jackson Merrill homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Ty France scores. WSH 2, SD 7
- B7
Home Run Jackson Merrill homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. WSH 2, SD 8
- B8
Single Jackson Merrill singles on a ground ball to second baseman José Tena, deflected by first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Xander Bogaerts scores. Ty France to 2nd. WSH 2, SD 9
Play-by-Play
All 76 recorded plate appearances, newest first.
- T9
Groundout Keibert Ruiz grounds out, first baseman Ty France to pitcher Griffin Canning. WSH 2, SD 9
- T9
Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out, pitcher Griffin Canning to first baseman Ty France. WSH 2, SD 9
- T9
Strikeout José Tena strikes out swinging. WSH 2, SD 9
- B8
Groundout Luis Campusano grounds out to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. WSH 2, SD 9
- B8
Single Jackson Merrill singles on a ground ball to second baseman José Tena, deflected by first baseman Andrés Chaparro. Xander Bogaerts scores. Ty France to 2nd. WSH 2, SD 9
- B8
Single Ty France singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Xander Bogaerts to 2nd. WSH 2, SD 8
- B8
Strikeout Manny Machado strikes out swinging. WSH 2, SD 8
- B8
Single Xander Bogaerts singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Eddy Yean, deflected by shortstop CJ Abrams. WSH 2, SD 8
- B8
Groundout Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out, second baseman José Tena to first baseman Andrés Chaparro. WSH 2, SD 8
- T8
Strikeout CJ Abrams strikes out swinging. WSH 2, SD 8
- T8
Strikeout Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging. WSH 2, SD 8
- T8
Lineout Dylan Crews lines out to right fielder Jase Bowen. WSH 2, SD 8
- T8
Single James Wood singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jase Bowen. WSH 2, SD 8
- B7
Strikeout Jase Bowen strikes out swinging. WSH 2, SD 8
- B7
Flyout Samad Taylor flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 2, SD 8
- B7
Strikeout Ethan Salas strikes out on a foul tip. WSH 2, SD 8
- B7
Walk Luis Campusano walks. WSH 2, SD 8
- B7
Home Run Jackson Merrill homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. WSH 2, SD 8
- T7
Groundout Jacob Young grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France. WSH 2, SD 7
- T7
Lineout Brady House lines out to shortstop Xander Bogaerts. WSH 2, SD 7
- T7
Groundout Keibert Ruiz grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France. WSH 2, SD 7
- B6
Strikeout Ty France strikes out swinging. WSH 2, SD 7
- B6
Strikeout Manny Machado called out on strikes. WSH 2, SD 7
- B6
Walk Xander Bogaerts walks. WSH 2, SD 7
- B6
Pop Out Fernando Tatis Jr. pops out to second baseman CJ Abrams. WSH 2, SD 7
- T6
Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France. WSH 2, SD 7
- T6
Pop Out Yohandy Morales pops out to first baseman Ty France in foul territory. WSH 2, SD 7
- T6
Lineout CJ Abrams lines out sharply to right fielder Jase Bowen. WSH 2, SD 7
- B5
Flyout Jase Bowen flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 2, SD 7
- B5
Double Samad Taylor doubles (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 2, SD 7
- B5
Groundout Ethan Salas grounds out, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Yohandy Morales. WSH 2, SD 7
- B5
Pop Out Luis Campusano pops out to shortstop Nasim Nuñez. WSH 2, SD 7
- B5
Home Run Jackson Merrill homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Ty France scores. WSH 2, SD 7
- B5
Double Ty France doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 2, SD 5
- T5
Groundout Andrés Chaparro grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. WSH 2, SD 5
- T5
Walk Dylan Crews walks. WSH 2, SD 5
- T5
Groundout James Wood grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France. WSH 2, SD 5
- T5
Flyout Jacob Young flies out to right fielder Jase Bowen. WSH 2, SD 5
- B4
Flyout Manny Machado flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 2, SD 5
- B4
Groundout Xander Bogaerts grounds out, second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 2nd. WSH 2, SD 5
- B4
Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Samad Taylor scores. WSH 2, SD 5
- B4
Sac Bunt Jase Bowen out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Yohandy Morales to second baseman CJ Abrams. Samad Taylor to 3rd. WSH 2, SD 4
- B4
Single Samad Taylor singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Jackson Kent. Austin Hays scores. Samad Taylor to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher Jackson Kent. WSH 2, SD 4
- B4
Single Austin Hays singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 2, SD 3
- T4
Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France. WSH 2, SD 3
- T4
Groundout Keibert Ruiz grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France. WSH 2, SD 3
- T4
Flyout Daylen Lile flies out sharply to center fielder Jackson Merrill. WSH 2, SD 3
- B3
Flyout Luis Campusano flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 2, SD 3
- B3
Triple Jackson Merrill triples (4) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Dylan Crews, deflected by center fielder Jacob Young. Manny Machado scores. Ty France scores. WSH 2, SD 3
- B3
Single Ty France singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Manny Machado to 2nd. WSH 2, SD 1
- B3
Walk Manny Machado walks. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 2nd. WSH 2, SD 0
- B3
Flyout Xander Bogaerts flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 2, SD 0
- B3
Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a ground ball to second baseman CJ Abrams. WSH 2, SD 0
- B3
Strikeout Jase Bowen strikes out swinging. WSH 2, SD 0
- T3
Flyout Yohandy Morales flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. WSH 2, SD 0
- T3
Strikeout CJ Abrams called out on strikes. WSH 2, SD 0
- T3
Pop Out Andrés Chaparro pops out to shortstop Xander Bogaerts on the infield fly rule. WSH 2, SD 0
- T3
Single Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to right fielder Jase Bowen. Nasim Nuñez scores. Jacob Young to 3rd. James Wood to 2nd. WSH 2, SD 0
- T3
Walk James Wood walks. Jacob Young to 2nd. WSH 1, SD 0
- T3
Single Jacob Young singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Nasim Nuñez to 3rd. WSH 1, SD 0
- T3
Walk Nasim Nuñez walks. WSH 1, SD 0
- T3
Home Run Keibert Ruiz homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. WSH 1, SD 0
- B2
Strikeout Samad Taylor strikes out swinging. WSH 0, SD 0
- B2
Single Austin Hays singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Luis Campusano to 2nd. WSH 0, SD 0
- B2
Single Luis Campusano singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. WSH 0, SD 0
- B2
Flyout Jackson Merrill flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. WSH 0, SD 0
- B2
Flyout Ty France flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. WSH 0, SD 0
- T2
Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to right fielder Jase Bowen. WSH 0, SD 0
- T2
Groundout Yohandy Morales grounds out, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France. WSH 0, SD 0
- T2
Strikeout CJ Abrams called out on strikes. WSH 0, SD 0
- B1
Groundout Manny Machado grounds out, pitcher Jackson Kent to first baseman Yohandy Morales to pitcher Jackson Kent. WSH 0, SD 0
- B1
Grounded Into DP Xander Bogaerts grounds into a double play, shortstop Nasim Nuñez to second baseman CJ Abrams to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Fernando Tatis Jr. out at 2nd. Xander Bogaerts out at 1st. WSH 0, SD 0
- B1
Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nasim Nuñez. WSH 0, SD 0
- T1
Strikeout Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging. WSH 0, SD 0
- T1
Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out swinging. WSH 0, SD 0
- T1
Strikeout James Wood called out on strikes. WSH 0, SD 0