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Reuters
3 days ago
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- Reuters
Padres overcome early deficit, ride 'pen to win over Nationals
June 25 - Martin Maldonado homered and the San Diego Padres' bullpen pitched six scoreless innings Tuesday night as they rallied for a 4-3 win over the visiting Washington Nationals. Jason Adam (6-3) got the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless work and Robert Suarez tied Kansas City's Carlos Estevez for the MLB lead with his 22nd save by pitching a scoreless ninth. Starter Ryan Bergert left with no outs in the fourth inning after getting hit with a 103 mph line drive off the bat of Jacob Young. Bergert permitted five hits and three runs, walking three and fanning four. Trevor Williams (3-9) absorbed the loss for Washington, yielding four runs on seven hits over five innings with two walks and three strikeouts. The walks contributed to San Diego's go-ahead run in the sixth inning. Gavin Sheets and Xander Bogaerts each drew four-pitch walks to start the sixth, forcing Williams out in favor of Cole Henry. He then walked Jake Cronenworth to load the bases and Jose Iglesias cashed in Sheets with a groundout to first. An inning earlier, Maldonado tied the game with his fourth homer, jumping on a first-pitch fastball from Williams and launching it an estimated 400 feet into the seats in left-center. The Nationals initiated the scoring in the second with two runs. Young dropped a safety squeeze bunt that scored Daylen Lile, and James Wood worked a bases-loaded walk that plated Riley Adams. Wood's groundout scored Young for a 3-0 lead in the fourth, but Washington wasn't able to expand its lead due to a lack of clutch hitting. The Nationals went 7-for-14 with runners in scoring position Monday night in a 10-6 win but was just 1-of-9 in this one. That began to catch up with the Nationals when the Padres cracked the code on Williams with two runs in their half of the fourth. Xander Bogaerts' groundout scored Luis Arraez and Jake Cronenworth drilled an RBI double off the right field wall to plate Sheets. --Field Level Media
Washington Post
3 days ago
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- Washington Post
Nationals can't get quite enough on the mound, fall short against Padres
SAN DIEGO — In a vacuum, the Washington Nationals fell in a 4-3 loss to the San Diego Padres because of the sixth inning. They lost because Trevor Williams and Cole Henry walked three straight batters, and because Nathaniel Lowe opted for a force out at first rather than a throw home — a decision Lowe seemed displeased with after the fact — that allowed the go-ahead run to come across and prompted Petco Park to erupt. But baseball is not played in a vacuum, so this requires a little more explanation. The Nationals have not had a day off since June 9. Even as the offense has heated up, the schedule has taken its toll on both the team's starters and relievers. Since June 10, only the New York Yankees have asked for more innings from their starting pitchers. Manager Dave Martinez has tried to get his young bullpen some time off. On Tuesday, that meant putting Williams back out in the sixth when he began to fade in the fifth. A day earlier, it was asking Mitchell Parker to get an out in the seventh after he faded in the sixth. Neither recorded an out. Williams threw four straight balls to walk Gavin Sheets to start the sixth. Pitching coach Jim Hickey walked out. Williams threw four more pitches to Xander Bogaerts. All four landed outside the zone, and it was Martinez's turn to walk out slowly. This time, Williams was done. His ERA climbed to 5.65. The Nationals have not won back-to-back games since May 30 and 31 at Arizona. The bullpen, meanwhile, is stuck. The team's reliance on young relievers is one side effect from the unsuccessful tenures of now-released Lucas Sims, Colin Poche and Jorge López. The bullpen is full of young arms who have not felt the demands of an MLB season before, save for Kyle Finnegan. Only two of Washington's relievers have more than 70 career innings pitched. Every reliever in San Diego's bullpen who threw Tuesday had at least 100 career innings. That leads to results similar to Tuesday, when a taxed starter stumbled for the Nationals, and the Padres' experienced bullpen closed them out. An offense that was clicking early, failing to chase what Padres starter Ryan Bergert threw them, could not touch the bullpen. And because Bergert exited after Jacob Young hit a 103.3-mph liner back at him, there was quite a bit for them to mow down. Young's sacrifice bunt in the second brought a run in, and Wood's RBI walk a couple batters later drove in another. In the fourth, Wood drove in another with a soft groundout. But the Padres got back in it in a hurry. Williams threw a lot of early fastballs. The Padres hit when he adjusted on his second turn through the order, putting up two runs in the fourth. Padres nine-hole hitter Martín Maldonado sent the first pitch Williams threw in the fifth — a fastball down the middle — over the wall in left field to tie the game at 3. From there, Martinez chose to leave his starter in. After eight pitches, he walked out slowly to get him. The Nationals placed Keibert Ruiz on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a head contusion after he was hit by a foul ball in the dugout during Monday's win. The team recalled catcher Drew Millas from Class AAA Rochester. 'I don't feel like normal,' Ruiz said Tuesday afternoon. 'I don't feel like 100 percent, and I don't feel good to catch today. If I get another foul ball on my head, I don't think that that would be good. I got two kids that need me. ... If it's another part of my body, it's okay. But this is the head. That I got to take it seriously.' A CT scan for a concussion came back negative, according to Martinez. Ruiz said he woke up Tuesday with a headache and felt dizzy on his walk to Petco Park. He will travel with the team for the rest of the trip, but Martinez said the Nationals will be cautious bringing him back. There's no timeline for his return. 'I turned my head to the right to see the ball, and when I turn right away it hit me right there [on the right side of my head],' Ruiz said. 'After that, oh, my God. Feels like black. I can't even talk for a couple seconds.' Martinez said he hasn't decided on the time split between Millas and Riley Adams while Ruiz is out. Millas arrived in the clubhouse Tuesday and checked on Ruiz before meeting with other teammates. He had focused on hitting for more power this month at Rochester, and it paid dividends. He had an .826 OPS in June.
Associated Press
3 days ago
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- Associated Press
Maldonado, Iglesias drive in tying, go-ahead runs off Williams in Padres' 4-3 win vs. Nationals
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Martín Maldonado hit a tying home run in the fifth off San Diego native Trevor Williams and Jose Iglesias brought in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded groundout in the sixth as the Padres beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Tuesday night. The bottom four batters in the Padres' order each drove in a run. Padres rookie right-hander Ryan Bergert was forced out in the fourth after being hit on his pitching elbow by a 103-mph line drive by Jacob Young. Bergert bent over for a minute with his arm pulled in tight and then popped up and grabbed the ball, which landed near the rubber. He threw to first but Young beat it out for an infield single. After being checked by a trainer, Bergert came out. He was replaced by Adrian Morejon. Young eventually scored on James Wood's grounder to give the Nationals a 3-0 lead. Wood, a former Padres' prospect, also drew a bases-loaded walk in the second. The Padres began their comeback when they scored twice off Williams in the fourth, on Xander Bogaerts' groundout and Jake Cronenworth's RBI double. Maldonado, the No. 9 hitter, tied it with a homer to left-center, his fourth. Williams was chased after walking the first two batters in the sixth and Cole Henry came on and walked the bases loaded. But the Padres got only one run, on Iglesias' groundout. Williams (3-9) allowed four runs and four hits in seven innings, with three walks and one strikeout. Jason Adam (6-3) got the win and Robert Suarez pitched the ninth for his 22nd save, tied for the most in the majors. Key moment Suarez struck out Wood to end it. Wood had three hits and four RBIs in Washington's 10-6 win Monday night. Key stat Morejon has a 1.15 ERA in the 17 career relief outings he's been asked to get six-plus outs. That includes an active 18-inning scoreless innings streak across the seven such outings since Oct. 3, 2022. Up next Nationals LHP MacKenzie Gore (3-7, 3.19 ERA) and Padres RHP Nick Pivetta (7-2, 3.64) are scheduled to start the series finale Wednesday. Gore was one of six players acquired from San Diego for Juan Soto on Aug. 2, 2022. ___ AP MLB:
NBC Sports
4 days ago
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- NBC Sports
Nationals at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 24
It's Tuesday, June 24 and the Nationals (33-46) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (42-36). Trevor Williams is slated to take the mound for Washington against Ryan Bergert for San Diego. The Nationals won a high-scoring 10-6 shootout over the Padres in game one. James Wood had a big game for the Nationals. He went 3-5 with four RBI and a home run. Let's dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We've got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts. Follow Rotoworld Player News for the latest fantasy and betting player news and analysis all season long. Game details & how to watch Nationals at Padres Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Time: 9:40PM EST Site: Petco Park City: San Diego, CA Network/Streaming: Padres Television Network, MASN 2 Never miss a second of the action and stay up-to-date with all the latest team stats and player news. Check out our day-by-day MLB schedule page, along with detailed matchup pages that update live in-game with every out. Odds for the Nationals at the Padres The latest odds as of Tuesday: Moneyline: Nationals (+140), Padres (-166) Spread: Padres -1.5 Total: 8.0 runs Probable starting pitchers for Nationals at Padres Pitching matchup for June 24, 2025: Trevor Williams vs. Ryan Bergert Nationals: Trevor Williams, (3-8, 5.55 ERA) Last outing (Colorado Rockies, 6/19): 5.1 Innings Pitched, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 6 StrikeoutsPadres: Ryan Bergert, (1-0, 1.88 ERA) Last outing (Los Angeles Dodgers, 6/19): 4.2 Innings Pitched, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 3 Strikeouts Nationals: Trevor Williams, (3-8, 5.55 ERA) Last outing (Colorado Rockies, 6/19): 5.1 Innings Pitched, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts Padres: Ryan Bergert, (1-0, 1.88 ERA) Last outing (Los Angeles Dodgers, 6/19): 4.2 Innings Pitched, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 3 Strikeouts Rotoworld still has you covered with all the latest MLB player news for all 30 teams. Check out the feed page right here on NBC Sports for headlines, injuries, and transactions where you can filter by league, team, positions, and news type! Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Nationals at Padres After winning the series opener at home, the Padres have a 5-2 record in game 2 this season 6 of the Padres' last 7 home matchups with the Nationals have gone over the Total The Nationals have covered in 4 of their last 5 road games but they are profiting 2.61 units If you're looking for more key trends and stats around the spread, moneyline, and total for every single game on the schedule today, check out our MLB Top Trends tool on NBC Sports! Expert picks & predictions for tonight's game between the Nationals and the Padres Please bet responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700. Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread, and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information, and weather forecasts. Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager. Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Tuesday's game between the Nationals and the Padres: Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the San Diego Padres on the Moneyline. Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Washington Nationals at +1.5. Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0. Want even more MLB best bets and predictions from our expert staff & tools? Check out the Expert MLB Predictions page from NBC Follow our experts on socials to keep up with all the latest content from the staff: Jay Croucher (@croucherJD) Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas)
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
Nationals play the Padres leading series 1-0
Washington Nationals (33-46, fourth in the NL East) vs. San Diego Padres (42-36, third in the NL West) San Diego; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Trevor Williams (3-8, 5.54 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 58 strikeouts); Padres: Ryan Bergert (1-0, 1.87 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 19 strikeouts) Advertisement BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Padres -168, Nationals +141; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the San Diego Padres. San Diego has a 23-14 record in home games and a 42-36 record overall. The Padres are 30-9 in games when they out-hit their opponents. Washington has a 33-46 record overall and a 17-22 record in road games. The Nationals have a 23-6 record in games when they out-hit their opponents. The teams match up Tuesday for the second time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Arraez has 16 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 29 RBIs for the Padres. Manny Machado is 8 for 40 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games. Advertisement James Wood has 19 doubles and 22 home runs for the Nationals. C.J. Abrams is 14 for 39 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 4-6, .268 batting average, 5.12 ERA, outscored opponents by one run Nationals: 3-7, .257 batting average, 5.30 ERA, outscored by nine runs INJURIES: Padres: Yu Darvish: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael King: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Logan Gillaspie: 15-Day IL (oblique ), Jhony Brito: 60-Day IL (forearm), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow) Nationals: Andrew Chafin: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Dylan Crews: 10-Day IL (back), Paul DeJong: 10-Day IL (face), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (biceps), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
