Xander Bogaerts’ grand slam gets Padres on way to 8-1 victory; Nick Pivetta allows one run over six innings for his 10th victory

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 San Diego Padres have reportedly been chasing a trade for Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran for months, but that pursuit has taken a wild turn.

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.

Its Friday, July 18 and the Padres (52-44) are in Washington to take on the Nationals (38-58). Dylan Cease is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Michael Soroka for Washington.

Nathaniel Lowe homered and the Washington Nationals snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.

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

The Padres won Sunday against the Cardinals, 9-2 to earn a split of their four-game series. Manny Machado picked up four of San Diego’s 16 hits on the afternoon. The Padres have rallied to pull to within four games of the Dodgers in the National League West.

For a second consecutive night, the benches cleared at Busch Stadium -- and with a bit more feistiness on Saturday. In the top of the ninth inning of the Padres' 3-1 victory over the Cardinals, Manny