September 9, 2026 · NL West
Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T3 | Keibert Ruiz | Keibert Ruiz homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. | WSH 1, SD 0 |
| T3 | Dylan Crews | Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to right fielder Jase Bowen. Nasim Nuñez scores. Jacob Young to 3rd. James Wood to 2nd. | WSH 2, SD 0 |
| B3 | Ty France | Ty France singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Fernando Tatis Jr. scores. Manny Machado to 2nd. | WSH 2, SD 1 |
| B3 | Jackson Merrill | 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. | WSH 2, SD 3 |
| B4 | Samad Taylor | 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. | WSH 2, SD 4 |
| B4 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Fernando Tatis Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Samad Taylor scores. | WSH 2, SD 5 |
| B5 | Jackson Merrill | Jackson Merrill homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Ty France scores. | WSH 2, SD 7 |
| B7 | Jackson Merrill | Jackson Merrill homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. | WSH 2, SD 8 |
| B8 | Jackson Merrill | 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. | WSH 2, SD 9 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Nationals
AWAY
2
Jackson Kent started for Nationals, leaving trailing 2–3. Out of the bullpen, Brad Lord took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Jackson Kent
Starter
3.0
72
5
2
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Jackson Kent threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 25 35% 7 2 2 9 5 Four-Seam Fastball 14 19% 0 2 5 6 1 Slider 12 17% 3 1 2 3 3 Sinker 11 15% 0 1 3 3 4 Curveball 10 14% 1 2 2 4 1 - Brad Lord Middle 2.0 32 2 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Luis Perales Middle 2.0 43 1 4
- Eddy Yean Middle 1.0 28 1 1
Padres
HOME
9
Walker Buehler started for Padres, leaving trailing 0–2.
workload · innings pitched
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Walker Buehler
Starter
2.1
60
2
4
Pitch-by-pitch: what Walker Buehler threw
CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 67% 5.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 24 40% 1 3 9 9 2 Sinker 12 20% 0 3 5 2 2 Four-Seam Fastball 8 13% 1 3 0 3 1 Changeup 6 10% 0 0 1 5 0 Knuckle Curve 5 8% 2 0 0 3 0 Sweeper 4 7% 1 0 1 1 1 Slider 1 2% 1 0 0 0 0 - Kyle Hart Middle 2.1 25 0 1 W inherited 3, stranded 3
- David Morgan Middle 0.1 8 0 0 HLD
- Yuki Matsui Middle 1.0 8 0 0
- Wandy Peralta Middle 2.0 24 0 2
- Griffin Canning Reliever 1.0 11 0 1
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Merrill 3B (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · WSH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .266 | .392 | .527 | .919 | |
| Dylan Crews RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .224 | .295 | .378 | .673 | |
| Andrés Chaparro 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .354 | .506 | .860 | |
| CJ Abrams SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .259 | .337 | .490 | .827 | |
| José Tena 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .307 | .377 | .684 | |
| Daylen Lile LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .303 | .433 | .736 | |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .320 | .457 | .777 | HR (10) |
| Brady House 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .300 | .400 | .700 | |
| Jacob Young CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .318 | .391 | .709 | |
| Yohandy Morales 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .316 | .737 | 1.053 | |
| Nasim Nuñez SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .210 | .290 | .244 | .534 | SB |
HOME · SD
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatis Jr. 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .351 | .449 | .800 | |
| Xander Bogaerts SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .218 | .320 | .318 | .638 | |
| Manny Machado 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .224 | .314 | .414 | .728 | |
| Ty France 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .363 | .510 | .873 | 2B |
| Jackson Merrill CF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .295 | .431 | .726 | 2 HR (23, 24), 3B |
| Luis Campusano C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 | .385 | .466 | .851 | |
| Ethan Salas DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Samad Taylor LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 | .390 | .394 | .784 | 2B |
| Jase Bowen RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .161 | .207 | .276 | .483 | |
| Austin Hays DH | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .264 | .337 | .601 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · WSH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Kent | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 6.59 | L |
| 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 |
HOME · SD
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Buehler | 2.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 4.61 | |
| Kyle Hart | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3.96 | W |
| David Morgan | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.56 | HLD |
| 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 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · WSH
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 2.6 R
IBBs 2.4 R
HOME · SD
Lineup 2.3 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 3.1 R
Recent form
AWAY · WSH
6-4
L1
+4 run diff
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HOME · SD
9-1
W5
+24 run diff
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Season series: 0-3 with WSH listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.