{"id":885564,"date":"2026-09-09T10:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/885564\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T10:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:36:10","slug":"padres-host-the-nationals-on-3-game-home-win-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/885564\/","title":{"rendered":"Padres host the Nationals on 3-game home win streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington Nationals<\/a> (67-80, fifth in the NL East) vs. San Diego Padres<\/a> (77-68, third in the NL West)<\/p>\n

San Diego; Wednesday, 4:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jackson Kent<\/a> (1-3, 5.55 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Padres: Walker Buehler<\/a> (8-6, 4.56 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 117 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Padres -192, Nationals +154; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres will try to keep their three-game home win streak intact when they play the Washington Nationals.<\/p>\n

San Diego is 77-68 overall and 45-29 at home. The Padres have the ninth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.90.<\/p>\n

Washington is 34-40 on the road and 67-80 overall. The Nationals have a 29-18 record in games when they did not give up a home run.<\/p>\n

The teams square off Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Padres lead the season series 3-2.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Fernando Tatis Jr<\/a>. has 29 doubles, two triples and 20 home runs for the Padres. Manny Machado<\/a> is 14 for 35 with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Daylen Lile<\/a> has 27 doubles, seven triples, 20 home runs and 82 RBI for the Nationals. Yohandy Morales<\/a> is 6 for 16 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 5-5, .230 batting average, 3.33 ERA, outscored by two runs<\/p>\n

Nationals: 3-7, .243 batting average, 5.44 ERA, outscored by 12 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Padres: Miguel Andujar<\/a>: 10-Day IL (wrist), Joe Musgrove<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Rengifo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Gavin Sheets<\/a>: 10-Day IL (foot), Jason Adam<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Lucas Giolito<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Laureano<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Nationals: Matt Waldron: 15-Day IL (chest), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (forearm), Josiah Gray<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Richard Lovelady<\/a>: 60-Day IL (tricep), Drew Millas<\/a>: 60-Day IL (finger), DJ Herz<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connelly Early<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), PJ Poulin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (flexor), Mitchell Parker<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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