US EditionLowe homers as Nationals defeat Padres 4-2 to snap 5-game skid
WASHINGTON, JUL 20 – Nathaniel Lowe’s 15th home run helped the Nationals secure a 4-2 win over the Padres, ending a losing streak amid recent struggles where they lost nine of ten games.
- The Washington Nationals defeated the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Saturday night in Washington, snapping a five-game losing streak.
- The game started after a 65-minute rain delay and featured the Nationals taking an early lead with a two-run single by Drew Millas.
- San Diego evened the score with extra-base hits from Jose Iglesias and Martin Maldonado, followed by a run driven in by Luis Arraez’s single, but the Padres were unable to capitalize with the bases loaded in the eighth inning.
- Mitchell Parker threw six innings, giving up two runs and recording four strikeouts, while Nathaniel Lowe connected for his 15th home run during the sixth inning against pitcher Yuki Matsui.
- The loss highlights the Padres' ongoing difficulties when players are in scoring opportunities and keeps the series undecided heading into Sunday’s matchup between Nick Pivetta and MacKenzie Gore.
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San Diego Union Tribune
GazetteXtraPadres blow chances (again) in loss to Nationals
WASHINGTON — This is who the Padres are. This is how they lose. What they do has been enough to win more often than not this season. But what they don’t do is why they have lost more often than it seems they should. “We created the opportunities,” Jake Cronenworth said Saturday night. “And we just didn’t execute.” Might as well play that on a loop. The Padres had chances on Saturday to make a young pitcher work a lot harder and leave a lot earli…
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Nationals ride Mitchell Parker's gem to win over Padres
Mitchell Parker tossed six solid innings and Nathaniel Lowe homered to help the Washington Nationals record a 4-2 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
WASHINGTON.— Nathaniel Lowe connected a home run and the Washington Nationals broke a five-loss run in a row this Saturday with a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Fathers. Mitchell Parker got his first home win since May 20 for Washington, which had lost nine out of ten. The Boricua Martin [...] La entrada Nacionals comes out of a bad streak beating Fathers 4-2 aparece primero en PSN Noticias.
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