Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres, May 29, 2026

PadresSD
7-5
Final
NationalsWSH

May 29, 2026, 6:45 PM ET | Nationals Park

Last 5 Form

San Diego Padres

1-4

Last 5
L 2-5
vs ATH
L 0-3
vs PHI
L 3-4
vs PHI
L 0-3
vs PHI
W 7-5
@ WSH

Washington Nationals

3-2

Last 5
W 2-1
@ ATL
W 10-2
@ CLE
W 6-3
@ CLE
L 2-3
@ CLE
L 5-7
vs SD

Starting Pitchers

San Diego Padres

Lucas Giolito headshot
Lucas Giolito
Recorded starter

Washington Nationals

Paxton Schultz headshot
Paxton Schultz
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 29, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
San Diego Padres32-24.571#2#14.0
Washington Nationals29-29.500#3#810.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
San Diego PadresWashington Nationals
.717
OPS
.744
183
HR
210
722
Runs
821
3.99
ERA
4.67
1.29
WHIP
1.39
1315
Strikeouts by pitchers
1283

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.

San Diego Padres

Hitters

Ty France headshot
Ty France

6 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Manny Machado headshot
Manny Machado

2 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Fernando Tatis Jr. headshot
Fernando Tatis Jr.

11 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Adrian Morejon headshot
Adrian Morejon

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Yuki Matsui headshot
Yuki Matsui

4.0 IP, 2 SO, 2.25 ERA

Ron Marinaccio headshot
Ron Marinaccio

4.0 IP, 2 SO, 2.25 ERA

Washington Nationals

Hitters

Curtis Mead headshot
Curtis Mead

6 H, 3 HR, 5 RBI

James Wood headshot
James Wood

8 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Luis García Jr. headshot
Luis García Jr.

5 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Foster Griffin headshot
Foster Griffin

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Miles Mikolas headshot
Miles Mikolas

3.2 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Zack Littell headshot
Zack Littell

7.0 IP, 7 SO, 1.29 ERA

Top Performers

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

Curtis Mead headshot
Curtis Mead
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
Jackson Merrill headshot
Jackson Merrill
San Diego Padres, MLBDB pick
Ty France headshot
Ty France
San Diego Padres, MLBDB pick

Line Score

San Diego Padres 7, Washington Nationals 5: SD 10 hits, WSH 9 hits; SD 1 error, WSH 2 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
San Diego Padres1012012007101
Washington Nationals211010000592

Box Score

Batting

Fernando Tatis Jr. led San Diego Padres with 3 hits and 1 RBI.

San Diego Padres batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Fernando Tatis Jr.2B/RF5131000
Gavin SheetsLF3120110
Sung-Mun SongPR/2B0000000
Xander BogaertsSS4101010
Manny Machado3B4011110
Jackson MerrillCF4112101
Miguel AndujarDH5010010
Ramón LaureanoRF/LF4100100
Ty France1B3221001
Freddy FerminC4001010
Totals367107452

Curtis Mead and Keibert Ruiz led Washington Nationals with 2 hits each.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
James WoodDH3100200
Luis García Jr.1B5010010
Curtis Mead3B4222111
CJ AbramsSS2100220
Dylan CrewsRF/CF5011000
Daylen LileLF/RF5010010
Jacob YoungCF2011110
José TenaPH/LF1010000
Keibert RuizC4121011
Drew MillasPR/C0000000
Nasim Nuñez2B3000010
Jorbit VivasPH/2B1000000
Totals35595682

Pitching

Lucas Giolito went 2.2 innings for San Diego Padres (1 SO, 4 ER); Andrew Alvarez went 3.0 innings for Washington Nationals (1 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
San Diego Padres
Lucas Giolito2.2544412
Yuki Matsui2.0111010
Jeremiah Estrada1.1100020
Adrian Morejon1.1000020
Jason Adam0.1200000
Mason Miller1.1000220
Washington Nationals
Paxton Schultz1.0211110
Andrew Alvarez3.0533210
Orlando Ribalta1.0000000
Mitchell Parker2.0231012
Cole Henry2.0100120
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

  • T1

    Sac Fly Xander Bogaerts out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Daylen Lile. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. SD 1, WSH 0

  • B1

    Home Run Curtis Mead homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. James Wood scores. SD 1, WSH 2

  • B2

    Home Run Keibert Ruiz homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. SD 1, WSH 3

  • T3

    Single Manny Machado singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Gavin Sheets scores. SD 2, WSH 3

  • B3

    Single Dylan Crews singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. CJ Abrams scores. SD 2, WSH 4

  • T4

    Groundout Freddy Fermin grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. Ramón Laureano scores. Ty France to 2nd. SD 3, WSH 4

  • T4

    Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Ty France scores. SD 4, WSH 4

  • B5

    Single Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Curtis Mead scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd. SD 4, WSH 5

  • T6

    Home Run Ty France homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. SD 5, WSH 5

  • T7

    Home Run Jackson Merrill homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Xander Bogaerts scores. SD 7, WSH 5

Play-by-Play

All 85 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. SD 7, WSH 5

  • B9

    Flyout Dylan Crews flies out to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 7, WSH 5

  • B9

    Strikeout CJ Abrams called out on strikes. SD 7, WSH 5

  • B9

    Walk Curtis Mead walks. SD 7, WSH 5

  • T9

    Groundout Ramón Laureano grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Luis García Jr. SD 7, WSH 5

  • T9

    Strikeout Miguel Andujar strikes out swinging. SD 7, WSH 5

  • T9

    Flyout Jackson Merrill flies out sharply to center fielder Dylan Crews. SD 7, WSH 5

  • T9

    Walk Manny Machado walks. SD 7, WSH 5

  • B8

    Lineout Luis García Jr. lines out sharply to left fielder Ramón Laureano. SD 7, WSH 5

  • B8

    Walk James Wood walks. Drew Millas to 2nd. SD 7, WSH 5

  • B8

    Flyout Jorbit Vivas flies out to left fielder Ramón Laureano. SD 7, WSH 5

  • B8

    Single Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. José Tena to 3rd. José Tena advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 7, WSH 5

  • B8

    Single José Tena singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. SD 7, WSH 5

  • B8

    Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out, pitcher Adrian Morejon to first baseman Ty France. SD 7, WSH 5

  • T8

    Forceout Xander Bogaerts grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Curtis Mead. Fernando Tatis Jr. out at 3rd. SD 7, WSH 5

  • T8

    Hit By Pitch Gavin Sheets hit by pitch. Ty France to 3rd. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 2nd. SD 7, WSH 5

  • T8

    Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Dylan Crews. Ty France to 2nd. SD 7, WSH 5

  • T8

    Strikeout Freddy Fermin called out on strikes. SD 7, WSH 5

  • T8

    Catcher Interference Ty France reaches on catcher interference by Keibert Ruiz. Ty France to 1st. SD 7, WSH 5

  • T8

    Flyout Ramón Laureano flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews in foul territory. SD 7, WSH 5

  • B7

    Groundout Dylan Crews grounds out, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France. SD 7, WSH 5

  • B7

    Strikeout Freddy Fermin challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: CJ Abrams called out on strikes. SD 7, WSH 5

  • B7

    Strikeout Curtis Mead strikes out swinging. SD 7, WSH 5

  • T7

    Groundout Miguel Andujar grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. SD 7, WSH 5

  • T7

    Home Run Jackson Merrill homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Xander Bogaerts scores. SD 7, WSH 5

  • T7

    Pop Out Manny Machado pops out to shortstop CJ Abrams. SD 5, WSH 5

  • T7

    Field Error Xander Bogaerts reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Nasim Nuñez. SD 5, WSH 5

  • T7

    Strikeout Gavin Sheets strikes out swinging. SD 5, WSH 5

  • B6

    Strikeout Luis García Jr. strikes out swinging. SD 5, WSH 5

  • B6

    Lineout James Wood lines out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 5, WSH 5

  • B6

    Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. SD 5, WSH 5

  • T6

    Pop Out Fernando Tatis Jr. pops out to first baseman Luis García Jr. in foul territory. SD 5, WSH 5

  • T6

    Flyout Freddy Fermin flies out to center fielder Jacob Young. SD 5, WSH 5

  • T6

    Home Run Ty France homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. SD 5, WSH 5

  • T6

    Groundout Ramón Laureano grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. SD 4, WSH 5

  • B5

    Strikeout Keibert Ruiz strikes out swinging, catcher Freddy Fermin to first baseman Ty France. SD 4, WSH 5

  • B5

    Single Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Curtis Mead scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd. SD 4, WSH 5

  • B5

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Gavin Sheets in foul territory. SD 4, WSH 4

  • B5

    Lineout Dylan Crews lines out to third baseman Manny Machado. SD 4, WSH 4

  • B5

    Hit By Pitch CJ Abrams hit by pitch. Curtis Mead to 2nd. SD 4, WSH 4

  • B5

    Single Curtis Mead singles on a fly ball to right fielder Ramón Laureano. SD 4, WSH 4

  • T5

    Groundout Miguel Andujar grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Luis García Jr. SD 4, WSH 4

  • T5

    Lineout Jackson Merrill lines out to center fielder Jacob Young. SD 4, WSH 4

  • T5

    Groundout Manny Machado grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. SD 4, WSH 4

  • B4

    Groundout Luis García Jr. grounds out, first baseman Ty France to pitcher Yuki Matsui. SD 4, WSH 4

  • B4

    Groundout James Wood grounds out, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France. SD 4, WSH 4

  • B4

    Strikeout Nasim Nuñez strikes out swinging. SD 4, WSH 4

  • T4

    Strikeout Xander Bogaerts strikes out on a foul tip. SD 4, WSH 4

  • T4

    Walk Gavin Sheets walks. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 2nd. SD 4, WSH 4

  • T4

    Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Ty France scores. SD 4, WSH 4

  • T4

    Groundout Freddy Fermin grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. Ramón Laureano scores. Ty France to 2nd. SD 3, WSH 4

  • T4

    Single Ty France singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Ramón Laureano to 3rd. SD 2, WSH 4

  • T4

    Forceout Ramón Laureano grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Miguel Andujar out at 2nd. Ramón Laureano to 1st. SD 2, WSH 4

  • T4

    Single Miguel Andujar singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. SD 2, WSH 4

  • B3

    Flyout Keibert Ruiz flies out to right fielder Ramón Laureano. SD 2, WSH 4

  • B3

    Walk Jacob Young walks. Daylen Lile to 2nd. SD 2, WSH 4

  • B3

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a fly ball to right fielder Ramón Laureano. Dylan Crews to 3rd. SD 2, WSH 4

  • B3

    Single Dylan Crews singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. CJ Abrams scores. SD 2, WSH 4

  • B3

    Walk CJ Abrams walks. SD 2, WSH 3

  • B3

    Flyout Curtis Mead flies out to right fielder Ramón Laureano. SD 2, WSH 3

  • B3

    Flyout Luis García Jr. flies out to right fielder Ramón Laureano. SD 2, WSH 3

  • T3

    Lineout Jackson Merrill lines out to shortstop CJ Abrams. SD 2, WSH 3

  • T3

    Single Manny Machado singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Gavin Sheets scores. SD 2, WSH 3

  • T3

    Groundout Xander Bogaerts grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. Gavin Sheets to 2nd. SD 1, WSH 3

  • T3

    Single Gavin Sheets singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. SD 1, WSH 3

  • T3

    Groundout Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Luis García Jr. SD 1, WSH 3

  • B2

    Flyout James Wood flies out to right fielder Ramón Laureano. SD 1, WSH 3

  • B2

    Groundout Nasim Nuñez grounds out, second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. to first baseman Ty France. SD 1, WSH 3

  • B2

    Home Run Keibert Ruiz homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. SD 1, WSH 3

  • B2

    Strikeout Jacob Young called out on strikes. SD 1, WSH 2

  • T2

    Groundout Freddy Fermin grounds out, third baseman Curtis Mead to first baseman Luis García Jr. SD 1, WSH 2

  • T2

    Double Play Ty France grounds into a double play, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. Ramón Laureano out at 3rd. Ty France out at 1st. SD 1, WSH 2

  • T2

    Walk Ramón Laureano walks. SD 1, WSH 2

  • B1

    Groundout Daylen Lile grounds out, first baseman Ty France to pitcher Lucas Giolito. SD 1, WSH 2

  • B1

    Flyout Dylan Crews flies out to center fielder Jackson Merrill. SD 1, WSH 2

  • B1

    Walk CJ Abrams walks. SD 1, WSH 2

  • B1

    Home Run Curtis Mead homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. James Wood scores. SD 1, WSH 2

  • B1

    Single Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Luis García Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Gavin Sheets. Luis García Jr. out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Gavin Sheets to second baseman Fernando Tatis Jr. James Wood to 3rd. SD 1, WSH 0

  • B1

    Walk James Wood walks. SD 1, WSH 0

  • T1

    Forceout Miguel Andujar grounds into a force out, third baseman Curtis Mead to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Jackson Merrill out at 2nd. SD 1, WSH 0

  • T1

    Walk Jackson Merrill walks. Gavin Sheets to 2nd. SD 1, WSH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Manny Machado strikes out swinging. SD 1, WSH 0

  • T1

    Sac Fly Xander Bogaerts out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Daylen Lile. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. SD 1, WSH 0

  • T1

    Single Gavin Sheets singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Fernando Tatis Jr. to 3rd. SD 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Single Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. SD 0, WSH 0