{"id":840463,"date":"2026-09-08T10:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/840463\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:06:08","slug":"nationals-play-the-padres-looking-to-stop-road-slide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/840463\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationals play the Padres looking to stop road slide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington Nationals<\/a> (67-79, fourth in the NL East) vs. San Diego Padres<\/a> (76-68, third in the NL West)<\/p>\n

San Diego; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Riley Cornelio<\/a> (2-2, 5.96 ERA, 1.81 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Padres: Casey Mize<\/a> (5-9, 3.64 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 100 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Padres -195, Nationals +157; over\/under is 7 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals visit the San Diego Padres looking to end an eight-game road skid.<\/p>\n

San Diego has a 44-29 record at home and a 76-68 record overall. The Padres have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .314.<\/p>\n

Washington is 34-39 in road games and 67-79 overall. The Nationals have the sixth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .324.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Fernando Tatis Jr<\/a>. has 29 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 71 RBI for the Padres. Manny Machado<\/a> is 13 for 36 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

James Wood<\/a> leads the Nationals with 30 home runs while slugging .533. Andres Chaparro<\/a> is 11 for 34 with two doubles, a home run and two RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 4-6, .221 batting average, 3.37 ERA, outscored by eight runs<\/p>\n

Nationals: 4-6, .245 batting average, 5.07 ERA, outscored by four 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: 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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