WASHINGTON — Alex Call had a two-run double in Washington’s four-run second inning and the Nationals held off the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Wednesday evening.
Call additionally singled to assist the rebuilding Nationals enhance to 11-11 in May and 21-28 total.
Washington starter Trevor Williams (2-2) went 5 2/3 innings. Carl Edwards Jr. and Hunter Harvey mixed for two 1/3 scoreless innings and Kyle Finnegan labored an ideal ninth for his tenth save. They held the Padres to 4 hits.
Keibert Ruiz singled within the first run within the second, and Luis Garcia had a sacrifice fly to shut the scoring spree.
San Diego’s Rougned Odor hit in two-run homer within the fourth, and Washington made it 5-2 within the backside of the inning when Lane Thomas doubled in Call. Ha-Seong Kim hit a solo homer off Williams within the fifth.
Ryan Weathers (1-3) went six innings for San Diego.
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San Diego’s Juan Soto has reached base six instances in 9 plate appearances in opposition to his former workforce this sequence. The two-time All-Star walked twice Wednesday evening. He homered and went 3 for 4 with a stroll Tuesday within the Padres’ 7-4 victory.
CJ Abrams, one in every of six gamers the Nationals acquired for Soto and Josh Bell in a deal performed final yr on the commerce deadline, had a single, a stroll and a stolen base. He homered Tuesday evening.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Padres: Drew Pomeranz (left elbow) had a “clean up surgery” Tuesday, supervisor Bob Melvin mentioned. Pomeranz continues to be anticipated to return this season, Melvin added, although there is no such thing as a timetable but. … Manny Machado (fractured left hand) took groundballs Wednesday for the primary time since occurring the 10-day injured listing. He is eligible to return on Friday. … RHP Nabil Crismatt (left hip) pitched 1 1/3 innings for Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday and is scheduled to work once more Friday. … LHP Adrian Morejon (left elbow) confronted three batters Tuesday in his first rehab outing at Single-A Lake Elsinore.
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Padres Blake Snell (1-6, 5.40) begins Thursday within the sequence finale trying to bounce again after permitting a season-worst six runs in 4 innings final outing at residence in opposition to Boston. Nationals RHP Jake Irvin (1-2, 5.50) is also coming off the worst begin of his first massive league season after lasting solely 2 2/3 innings in an 8-6 residence loss to Detroit.
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