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 for the Padres, who beat the Washington Nationals 4-3.

James Wood and CJ Abrams, acquired in the Juan Soto mega-deal, go 6 for 10 with six runs scored for Washington, which sees Keibert Ruiz exit on a freak play.

The Washington Nationals and the San Diego Padres play the middle contest of a 3-game series at Petco Park Tuesday.

With the Juan Soto trade, the Nationals and Padres will forever be connected. The Nats three best players all came from San Diego’s system. For the James Wood, this will be his first trip to San Diego to show Padres fans what they missed out on. On the field, the Nats desperately need to get going.

The Washington Nationals and LA Dodger play the second game of their 3-game series at Dodger Stadium Saturday night.