Washington Nationals @ San Diego Padres

Washington NationalsNationalsWSH

67-80, 34-40 Away

SD -187

San Diego PadresPadresSD

77-68, 45-29 Home

46.6

53.4

According to ESPN Analytics

SeasonCareer vs W. Buehler

hitters	H-AB	HR	RBI	SB	AVG
J. WoodDH	122-460	30	74	18	.265
D. CrewsRF	78-349	11	38	9	.223
A. Chaparro3B	42-162	10	35	0	.259
C. Abrams2B	137-525	30	95	28	.261
Y. Morales1B	6-16	2	2	0	.375
D. LileLF	139-550	20	82	14	.253
K. RuizC	85-300	9	46	2	.283
N. NunezSS	86-408	1	35	45	.211
J. YoungCF	96-386	10	45	17	.249

Petco Park

4:10 PM, September 9, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

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San Diego, California

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
First Base Umpire - Emil Jimenez
Second Base Umpire - Gabe Morales
Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings

Padres host the Nationals on 3-game home win streak

Washington Nationals (67-80, fifth in the NL East) vs. San Diego Padres (77-68, third in the NL West)

Sep 9, 2026, 04:03 am - Data Skrive

WSH

Pitchers

Jackson KentLHP, #25

Walker BuehlerRHP, #10

Player	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP	H	K	BB	HR
J. Kent	1-3	5.55	1.68	24.1	22	21	19	1
W. Buehler	8-6	4.56	1.34	136.1	132	117	51	18

WSH

Home Runs

CJ AbramsSS #5 - WSH

30HR

.261AVG

95RBI

Manny Machado3B #13 - SD

26HR

.226AVG

80RBI

Batting Average

James WoodRF #29 - WSH

.265AVG

.391OBP

.528SLG

Fernando Tatis Jr.RF #23 - SD

.282AVG

.349OBP

.447SLG

Runs Batted In

CJ AbramsSS #5 - WSH

95RBI

30HR

.261AVG

Manny Machado3B #13 - SD

80RBI

26HR

.226AVG

Washington Nationals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Richard Lovelady RP	60-Day IL	Sep 9
DJ Herz SP	60-Day IL	Sep 11
PJ Poulin RP	60-Day IL	Sep 14
Orlando Ribalta RP	15-Day IL	Sep 19
Matt Waldron RP	15-Day IL	Sep 20

San Diego Padres

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Gavin Sheets 1B	10-Day IL	Sep 9
Jeremiah Estrada RP	15-Day IL	Sep 9
Lucas Giolito SP	60-Day IL	Sep 9
Miguel Andujar DH	10-Day IL	Sep 14
Jason Adam RP	60-Day IL	Sep 16

team	AVG	R	H	HR	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP	BB	K	OBA	Day
WSH	.248	754	1243	197	.323	.429	4.72	1.39	537	1144	.255	29-33
SD	.236	610	1126	159	.314	.385	3.90	1.28	490	1181	.240	33-22

Nationals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/8/26	@SD	L5-4
9/7/26	@SD	L3-2
9/6/26	@LAD	L7-5
9/5/26	@LAD	L6-5
9/4/26	@LAD	L5-3

Padres Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
9/8/26	vsWSH	W5-4
9/7/26	vsWSH	W3-2
9/6/26	vsNYY	W4-3
9/5/26	vsNYY	L5-1
9/4/26	vsNYY	W3-2 F/10

Data is currently unavailable.

2026-09-09T20:10ZOpenMLTotalRL

Washington NationalsNationalsWSH

(67-80)

(67-80, 34-40 Away)

(67-80)

Jackson Kent

(1-3, 5.55)

o8.5

+102

San Diego PadresPadresSD

(77-68)

(77-68, 45-29 Home)

(77-68)

Walker Buehler

(8-6, 4.56)

-199

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Nationals
2
Padres
3

Game 1

9/7

Nationals
4
Padres
5

Game 2

9/8

Nationals
Padres

Game 3

9/9

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Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	85	60	.586	-	L2
Philadelphia	81	64	.559	4	L1
Miami	72	74	.493	13.5	L2
New York	67	78	.462	18	W3
Washington	67	80	.456	19	L6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	88	57	.607	-	W6
Arizona	78	68	.534	10.5	W4
San Diego	77	68	.531	11	W3
San Francisco	61	85	.418	27.5	W2
Colorado	55	89	.382	32.5	L2

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Washington Nationals @ San Diego Padres

Padres host the Nationals on 3-game home win streak

Probable Pitchers

Jackson KentLHP, #25

Walker BuehlerRHP, #10

CJ AbramsSS #5 - WSH

Manny Machado3B #13 - SD

James WoodRF #29 - WSH

Fernando Tatis Jr.RF #23 - SD

CJ AbramsSS #5 - WSH

Manny Machado3B #13 - SD

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