The Padres, trying to hold onto the third wild-card spot in the NL, took two of three in Washington last weekend and the Nationals won the opener of this series 3-1 on Thursday night.
SAN DIEGO — Victor Robles scored the go-ahead run on Josh Hader's wild two-base throwing error and rookie Alex Call followed with his first career home run, a two-run shot, as the Washington Nationals stunned the San Diego Padres 6-3 on Friday night.
“It felt so good just rounding the bases. I mean, the ninth inning off Josh Hader, definitely something you'll remember for the rest of your life," Call said."I enjoyed every step around the bases, that's for sure.” “They’re playing well,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. “You get good pitching, you get good defense, the hitting will come and go, and right now we’re getting opportunities to score some runs. They’re battling and we’re actually finishing games. The last couple of days have been really good. We’re playing a lot better.”
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