The Padres, who are 53-44 and in possession of the National League’s final wild-card playoff spot, scored once against Nationals starter Michael Soroka (3-8, 5.10).

The San Diego Padres were given a major boost in the National League West race after the organization got a positive update regarding starting pitcher Michael K

Xander Bogaerts hit a grand slam in the first inning, Elias Díaz also homered and the San Diego Padres routed the Washington Nationals 8-1 on Sunday.

The Padres had chances on Saturday to make a young pitcher work a lot harder and leave a lot earlier. Then they had a chance against the major leagues’ worst bullpen. They could have beat a bad team and created a surge at the start of the season’s second half. Instead, a 4-2 loss to the Nationals was like so many before it this season.

After the Padres took down the Nationals during Sunday's matchup, starter Mackenzie Gore acknowledged his poor performance.

Manny Machado's grand slam capped a five-run ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 7-2.

Washington Nationals star James Wood has barely played a full season of Major League Baseball. Wednesday’s game was the 180th of his career.

Miles Mikolas, the team's worst starter of late after Erick Fedde's departure, starts Friday for the Cardinals vs. the Padres at 6:15 p.m. at Busch Stadium.