Washington Nationals
67 - 81 .453
F
September 09, 2026, 4:10 PM
Petco Park
Petco Park
100 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA, 92101
9
San Diego Padres
78 - 68 .534| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| SAN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
W: Kyle Hart
(W, 1-3)
2.1 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
L: Jackson Kent
(L, 1-4)
3.0 IP, 5 ER, 2 K, BB
Top Performers
Merrill
4-5 | 2 HR, 3B, 6 RBI
France, T
3-5 | 2B, K, RBI
Hart
(W, 1-3)
2.1 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
Washington Nationals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Wood DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .266 |
| 2 | Dylan Crews RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 |
| 3 | Andrés Chaparro 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 |
| 4 | CJ Abrams 2B-SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .259 |
| 5 | Yohandy Morales 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 |
| José Tena 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | |
| 6 | Daylen Lile LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| 7 | Keibert Ruiz C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| 8 | Nasim Nuñez SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .210 |
| a- Brady House PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | |
| 9 | Jacob Young CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .247 |
a-Lined out for Nuñez, N in the 7th.
BATTING
HR Ruiz, K (10, 3rd inning off Buehler, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Crews Ruiz, K 4 Wood Young.
RBI Crews (39) Ruiz, K (47).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Morales 2.
Team RISP 2-for-5.
Team LOB 5.
BASERUNNING
SB Nuñez, N (46, 2nd base off Buehler/Campusano).
FIELDING
E Kent, J (1, throw).
DP (Nuñez, N-Abrams-Morales).
Washington Nationals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Kent(L, 1-4) | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 47 | 25 | 6.59 |
| Brad Lord | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 3.76 |
| Luis Perales | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 11.57 |
| Eddy Yean | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2.45 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 175 | 120 | 55 | 4.75 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
ABS Challenge Campusano 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Overturned to Strike) Bogaerts (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Kent, J 72-47 Lord 32-24 Perales 43-32 Yean 28-17 Buehler 60-37 Hart 25-17 Morgan, D 8-4 Matsui 8-4 Peralta, W 24-17 Canning 11-10.
Groundouts-flyouts Kent, J 2-4 Lord 3-2 Perales 0-1 Yean 2-0 Buehler 1-1 Hart 3-3 Morgan, D 1-0 Matsui 1-0 Peralta, W 2-0 Canning 2-0.
Batters faced Kent, J 17 Lord 10 Perales 9 Yean 6 Buehler 12 Hart 7 Morgan, D 2 Matsui 3 Peralta, W 7 Canning 3.
Inherited runners-scored Lord 1-1 Hart 3-0.
Ejections Nationals manager Blake Butera ejected by 1B umpire Emil Jimenez (3rd).
Umpires HP: Mike Muchlinski. 1B: Emil Jimenez. 2B: Gabe Morales. 3B: Doug Eddings.
Weather 95 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 5 mph, L To R.
First pitch 1:10 PM.
T 2:53.
Att 33,276.
Venue Petco Park.
September 9, 2026