Nick Pivetta shut down Washington through seven brilliant innings, including matching his season high with 10 strikeouts, and the San Diego Padres beat the Nationals 1-0 to take two of three.

James Wood had a three-run homer among his three hits, drove in four and scored three times for the Washington Nationals, who beat the San Diego Padres 10-6

The paying customers showed up en masse again Monday, enough of them to make the gathering at Petco Park the 33rd sellout among the 37 home games the Padres have played this season. And the boos that rained down after Josh Bell hit a single that drove in the Nationals’ sixth run were arguably louder than any heard at Petco Park this season.

With Xander Bogaerts being a late scratch, there is some movement in the Padres lineup. Jose Iglesias will play shortstop again. Tyler Wade will play second base while Gavin Sheets will get the start at DH. Bryce Johnson will replace Sheets in left field. Former Nationals draft pick Nick Pivetta will get the start for the Padres.

But it's true: On June 25 in 2023, 2024 and now 2025, Nationals left-handed pitcher MacKenzie Gore has been Washington's starting pitcher. All three of those games have taken place in San Diego against the Padres. Making it even more ironic, Gore was once a top Padres prospect, and he came to Washington in the Juan Soto trade.

San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez has reportedly had his three-game suspension for hitting Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani with a pitch last week reduced to two games.

He’s been a crucial piece in the heated rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Padres in the NL West—and found himself at the center of the latest skirmish last Thursday