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Washington Nationals at San Diego Padres

Petco Park, San Diego Regular Season Final

Final score

The San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 9–2 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Washington Nationals 2 77-85
at San Diego Padres 9 91-71

Line score

Team
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 9 16 0
  • W: Kyle Hart (1-3)
  • L: Jackson Kent (1-4)

Home runs

  • Washington Nationals: Keibert Ruiz (10)
  • San Diego Padres: Jackson Merrill 2 (24)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 3rd Washington Nationals Keibert Ruiz homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. 1–0
Top 3rd Washington Nationals Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to right fielder Jase Bowen. Nasim Nuñez scores. Jacob Young to 3rd. James Wood to 2nd. 2–0
Bottom 3rd San Diego Padres Ty France singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Manny Machado to 2nd. 2–1
Bottom 3rd San Diego Padres 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. 2–3
Bottom 4th San Diego Padres 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. 2–4
Bottom 4th San Diego Padres Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Samad Taylor scores. 2–5
Bottom 5th San Diego Padres Jackson Merrill homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Ty France scores. 2–7
Bottom 7th San Diego Padres Jackson Merrill homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. 2–8
Bottom 8th San Diego Padres 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. 2–9

Box score

Washington Nationals

Batter
James Wood DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 .266
Dylan Crews RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .224
Andrés Chaparro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .253
CJ Abrams SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .259
Yohandy Morales 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .316
José Tena 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227
Daylen Lile LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Keibert Ruiz C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .283
Nasim Nuñez SS 1 1 0 0 1 0 .210
Brady House 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242
Jacob Young CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .249
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 8
Pitcher
Jackson Kent (L, 1-4) 3.0 8 5 5 1 2 0 72 6.59
Brad Lord 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 1 32 3.76
Luis Perales 2.0 1 1 1 2 4 1 43 11.57
Eddy Yean 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 28 2.45

San Diego Padres

Batter
Fernando Tatis Jr. 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .284
Xander Bogaerts SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .218
Manny Machado 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 .224
Ty France 1B 5 2 3 1 0 1 .294
Jackson Merrill CF 5 2 4 6 0 0 .245
Luis Campusano C 4 0 1 0 1 0 .284
Austin Hays DH 2 1 2 0 0 0 .241
Ethan Salas DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Samad Taylor LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .312
Jase Bowen RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .161
Totals 38 9 16 8 3 7
Pitcher
Walker Buehler 2.1 3 2 2 2 4 1 60 4.61
Kyle Hart (W, 1-3) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 3.96
David Morgan (H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.56
Yuki Matsui 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.05
Wandy Peralta 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.34
Griffin Canning 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.80

Game info

Weather
95 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
5 mph, L To R
First pitch
1:10 PM
Time of game
2:53
Attendance
33,276
Umpires
Home Plate: Mike Muchlinski, First Base: Emil Jimenez, Second Base: Gabe Morales, Third Base: Doug Eddings

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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