San Diego Padres vs. Washington Nationals

May 31, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	0	4
WSH	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	-	4	9	0	6

loss:

G. Canningwin: Washington Nationals logo

Z. Littellsave: Washington Nationals logo

C. Beeter

Game Recap

WASHINGTON -- James Wood and Luis Garcia Jr. each smacked a home run, and two strike-'em-out, throw-'em-out double plays pushed the Nationals to their sixth series win in May in a 4-2 dispatch of the Padres. Wood’s 16th homer of the year was a two-run blast in the fifth off...

Scoring Summary

SDWSH

4
Luis Garcia Jr. homers (5) on a line drive to center field. [1 run]
01
5
James Wood homers (16) on a line drive to center field. Keibert Ruiz scores. [2 runs]
03
7
Ty France doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Xander Bogaerts scores. Jackson Merrill to 3rd. [1 run]
13
7
Nick Castellanos out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jacob Young. Jackson Merrill scores. Ty France to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
23
7
Andres Chaparro doubles (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Nick Castellanos. Nasim Nunez scores. James Wood to 3rd. [1 run]
24

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RF	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	.266
2Gavin SheetsDH	0	4	0	0	3	0	1	.245
3Manny Machado3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	.174
4Xander BogaertsSS	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	.243
5Jackson MerrillCF	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	.209
6Ty France1B	1	4	0	1	1	0	2	.286
7Nick CastellanosLF	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	.191
8Sung-Mun Song2B	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	.174
9Freddy FerminC	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	.133
Miguel AndujarPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.259
Rodolfo DuranC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087
TOTAL	6	29	2	2	8	3	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Griffin CanningRHP	5.0	6	3	3	3	2	2	77	7.16
Yuki MatsuiLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	0.60
Jeremiah EstradaRHP	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	12	3.20
Adrian MorejonLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	3.90
Jason AdamRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	0.90
TOTAL	8.0	9	4	4	5	3	2	133	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1James WoodRF	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	3	.272
2Luis Garcia Jr.1B	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.268
Andres ChaparroPH-1B	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.190
3Curtis Mead3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.242
4CJ AbramsSS	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294
5Daylen LileLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.249
6Jacob YoungCF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.232
7Jose TenaDH	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	.225
8Jorbit Vivas2B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.243
Nasim NunezPR-2B	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.189
9Keibert RuizC	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	.281
TOTAL	9	31	4	4	5	3	2	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zack LittellRHP	6.0	5	2	2	5	2	0	84	5.01
Orlando RibaltaRHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	29	1.72
Clayton BeeterRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	2.30


TOTAL	9.0	6	2	2	8	3	0	129	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSDWSH

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Fernando Tatis Jr. grounds out sharply, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. [1 out]
00
POP OUT — Gavin Sheets pops out to third baseman Curtis Mead. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Manny Machado grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
WALK — James Wood walks.
00
GROUNDED INTO DP — Luis Garcia Jr. grounds into a double play, second baseman Sung-Mun Song to shortstop Xander Bogaerts to first baseman Ty France. James Wood out at 2nd. Luis Garcia Jr. out at 1st. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Curtis Mead grounds out, third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Ty France. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

WSH

2Runs4

6Hits9

0Errors0

.207Batting Avg.290

29At Bats31

1Extra-base Hits4

0Home Runs2

2Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks3

1Stolen Bases1

8Strikeouts5

4Left on Base6

7Total Bases17

Game Details

Sunday, May 31, 2026 · 1:35 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 24,050 (58.2%)

weather: 71 degrees, sunny

spread: SD -112

over/under: 9.5