 deep into the stands in right field as Washington salvaged the finale of the three-game series. It was Adams' third career walk-off homer.San Diego shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. left in the 10th inning after he did an awkward-looking split while trying to stretch for a throw at second base. Tatis was unable to keep his foot on the bag on the play. He moved around gingerly while umpires reviewed the play and could not continue.Carter Kieboom, Victor Robles and Juan Soto all homered for Washington. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the first time three teammates under the age of 22 homered in the same game. Soto is 20, while Kieboom and Robles are 21.Justin Miller (1-0) pitched a scoreless 11th. Washington, which entered with the majors' worst relief ERA at 7.34, got eight scoreless innings from its bullpen, including four from Erick Fedde, who was recalled from Double-A Harrisburg earlier Sunday.San Diego scored a run in both the first and second innings, then produced a four-run third against Jeremy Hellickson, highlighted by Eric Hosmer's three-run homer.The Nationals climbed out the 6-0 hole largely on the strength of home runs. Soto connected for a three-run shot in the third, and Kurt Suzuki added an RBI single later in the inning. Robles led off the fourth with a homer against starter Joey Lucchesi, and Kieboom looped a solo shot inside the foul pole in left off reliever Adam Warren in the fifth to tie it.TRAINER'S ROOMNationals: Placed 1B Ryan Zimmerman on the 10-day injured list with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Zimmerman, who is hitting .213 with three homers and 11 RBIs in 22 games, suffered the injury while trying to make a catch in Tuesday's game in Colorado. ... 3B Anthony Rendon was out of the lineup for the sixth time in seven games since he was hit on the left elbow by a pitch on April 20. Rendon was 0 for 3 on Friday in his only appearance in that span.UP NEXTPadres: Rookie LHP Nick Margevicius (2-2, 3.60 ERA) starts the opener of a four-game series at Atlanta on Monday.Nationals: LHP Patrick Corbin (2-0, 2.48) gets the nod with five days of rest Monday as Washington begins a four-game series against St. Louis.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
Padres aiming for 6th straight win as they face Nationals The San Diego Padres go for their sixth straight win when they close out a three-game series against the Washington Nationals on Sunday.After losing games started by Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg, Washington will send right-hander Jeremy Hellickson (2-0, 4.34 ERA) out against left-hander Joey Lucchesi (3-2, 4.33) in Sunday's finale.Hellickson, 32, is coming off his first subpar outing of the season in a loss to the Rockies on April 22. He allowed five runs on nine hits in five innings after allowing just two runs over his first two starts. Hellickson was unable to hold an early lead in his first career start at Coors Field."You get a three-run lead, it doesn't matter who you're facing or where you're at, you can't give up three runs there," Hellickson told the Washington Post. "It doesn't matter where you're playing." Lucchesi had lost two straight starts before getting back on track last time out when he allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings of a Padres win over the Reds. He struck out eight and walked two. Lucchesi had given up 12 runs over 11 innings in his past two starts."My mindset was the right spot," Lucchesi told the San Diego Union Tribune. "I told myself I was going to attack the zone, get in there, throw through (catcher Austin Hedges) with my fastball and my fastball command was there. I've been working on that in my last pen. Coming into this game, I knew I was struggling with first-pitch strikes. I did a little bit better with it today." Washington's bullpen was the culprit yet again on Saturday as Strasburg left with nothing to show for seven innings of two-run baseball.Manuel Margot's bases-loaded single keyed a six-run 10th inning as the Padres beat the Nationals 8-3 on Saturday.Ty France singled off Wander Suero (1-3) to open the 10th and later scored on a sacrifice fly. After Fernando Tatis and Wil Myers walked to load the bases, Justin Miller hit Manny Machado, forcing in the fourth San Diego run and Margot lined a two-run single to left to make it 6-2.Hunter Renfroe added a sacrifice fly and a second run scored on Victor Robles' throwing error.Luis Perdomo (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the win.Renfroe had two hits, including a two-run homer, for the Padres.Juan Soto and Howie Kendrick homered for Washington, which has lost three of four.For the season, the Nationals bullpen's 7.34 ERA is last among the major league's 30 teams."We got a problem in our bullpen, and we got to fix it," Nationals manager Dave Martinez told the Post. "It's going to take more than two or three guys in that bullpen to step up. It really is." The Padres bullpen, which turned in 4 1/3 scoreless innings on Saturday, ranks eighth with a 3.81 ERA."There is just a confidence in our team," Eric Hosmer told the Union Tribune. "When it's a close game ... it gives you the confidence to think, 'All we need is one right here.' On the other side, you don't know if all you need is one. That's a real feeling." Hellickson is 3-4 with a 5.40 ERA in 10 career starts against the Padres, while Lucchesi had a no decision after allowing one run in five innings of his only previous start against the Nationals.--Field Level Media
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