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San Diego Padres at Washington Nationals

Nationals Park, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 7–5 on Friday, May 29, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
San Diego Padres 7 91-71
at Washington Nationals 5 77-85

Line score

Team
San Diego Padres 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 7 10 1
Washington Nationals 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 2
  • W: Jeremiah Estrada (2-1)
  • L: Mitchell Parker
  • S: Mason Miller

Home runs

  • San Diego Padres: Jackson Merrill (5), Ty France (6)
  • Washington Nationals: Curtis Mead (8), Keibert Ruiz (5)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st San Diego Padres Xander Bogaerts out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Daylen Lile. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. 1–0
Bottom 1st Washington Nationals Curtis Mead homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. James Wood scores. 1–2
Bottom 2nd Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. 1–3
Top 3rd San Diego Padres Manny Machado singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Gavin Sheets scores. 2–3
Bottom 3rd Washington Nationals Dylan Crews singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackson Merrill. CJ Abrams scores. 2–4
Top 4th San Diego Padres Freddy Fermin grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. Ramón Laureano scores. Ty France to 2nd. 3–4
Top 4th San Diego Padres Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Ty France scores. 4–4
Bottom 5th Washington Nationals Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Curtis Mead scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd. 4–5
Top 6th San Diego Padres Ty France homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. 5–5
Top 7th San Diego Padres Jackson Merrill homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Xander Bogaerts scores. 7–5

Box score

San Diego Padres

Batter
Fernando Tatis Jr. RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .268
Gavin Sheets LF 3 1 2 0 1 1 .256
Sung-Mun Song 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
Xander Bogaerts SS 4 1 0 1 0 1 .240
Manny Machado 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .171
Jackson Merrill CF 4 1 1 2 1 0 .201
Miguel Andujar DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 .265
Ramón Laureano LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .207
Ty France 1B 3 2 2 1 0 0 .286
Freddy Fermin C 4 0 0 1 0 1 .134
Totals 36 7 10 7 4 5
Pitcher
Lucas Giolito 2.2 5 4 4 4 1 2 77 4.97
Yuki Matsui 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22 0.64
Jeremiah Estrada (W, 2-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.79
Adrian Morejon (H, 11) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.99
Jason Adam (H, 12) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.95
Mason Miller (S, 17) 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 30 0.72

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood DH 3 1 0 0 2 0 .273
Luis García Jr. 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .262
Curtis Mead 3B 4 2 2 2 1 1 .244
CJ Abrams SS 2 1 0 0 2 2 .291
Dylan Crews CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 .237
Daylen Lile RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .258
Jacob Young CF 2 0 1 1 1 1 .236
José Tena LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .229
Keibert Ruiz C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .270
Drew Millas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170
Nasim Nuñez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186
Jorbit Vivas 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Totals 35 5 9 5 6 8
Pitcher
Paxton Schultz 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 26 5.49
Andrew Alvarez 3.0 5 3 3 2 1 0 74 4.02
Orlando Ribalta 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.98
Mitchell Parker (L, 2-2)(BS, 3) 2.0 2 3 1 0 1 2 45 5.28
Cole Henry 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 5.00

Game info

Weather
78 degrees, Clear
Wind
11 mph, Out To RF
First pitch
6:46 PM
Time of game
3:18
Attendance
26,529
Umpires
Home Plate: Mark Ripperger, First Base: Derek Thomas, Second Base: Dan Merzel, Third Base: Dan Bellino

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
San Diego Padres 7 at Washington Nationals 5 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 4 at Washington Nationals 9 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 2 at Washington Nationals 4 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 2 at San Diego Padres 3 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 4 at San Diego Padres 5 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 2 at San Diego Padres 9 Final Game page

Other MLB games on May 29

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Braves 8 at Cincinnati Reds 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Final Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Baltimore Orioles 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 5 at Tampa Bay Rays 8 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 7 at New York Mets 9 Final (10) Game page
Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Guardians 4 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 4 Final (10) Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Texas Rangers 9 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Houston Astros 4 Final (10) Game page
San Francisco Giants 6 at Colorado Rockies 8 Final Game page
New York Yankees 8 at Athletics 2 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 6 at Seattle Mariners 7 Final (10) Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Final Game page

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