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Nick Pivetta shines in return as Padres edge Nationals 3-2

SAN DIEGO (AP) Nick Pivetta pitched five shutout innings in his return from a long stay on the injured list and the San Diego Padres beat the skidding Washington Nationals 3-2 on Monday to keep pace in the National League playoff race.

Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr. both finished with three hits for the Padres, who remained a half-game behind Arizona for the final NL wild card. The Diamondbacks won 5-4 in 10 innings at Kansas City.

Merrill had two RBI singles that drove in Manny Machado. Tatis scored on Machado's single in the third.

Pivetta (2-2) allowed two hits in his fifth start this season and first win since April 1. He was placed on the 15-day injured list April 14 with right elbow inflammation and transferred to the 60-day IL on June 2. The right-hander struck out two and walked none while throwing 63 pitches, 39 for strikes.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nationals WAS67-79	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	0
Padres SD76-68	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	9	0

Petco ParkSan Diego, CA

W: N. Pivetta (2-2)L: J. Irvin (2-9)S: M. Miller (34)
HR: WAS - D. Crews (10)

WASNationals

SDPadres

.N. PivettaNick Pivetta
P
5.0 IP, 2 SO, 63 P
.M. MillerMason Miller
P
1.0 IP, 2 SO, 15 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Wood RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.268	.394	.533	.927	2.0
A. Ortiz 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.202	.239	.375	.614	1.5
D. Crews LF	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	.220	.290	.371	.661	8.0
C. Abrams SS-2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.262	.340	.496	.836	-0.5
B. House 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.243	.302	.400	.702	-1.0
D. Lile DH	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.255	.308	.440	.747	-1.0
K. Ruiz C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.321	.450	.771	0.0
J. Vivas 2B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.239	.334	.324	.658	1.0
a- Y. Morales PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.417	.417	.833	1.250	-0.5
N. Nunez SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.289	.245	.535	0.0
J. Young CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.249	.319	.392	.711	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
J. Wood RF	4
A. Ortiz 1B	4
D. Crews LF	4
C. Abrams SS-2B	4
B. House 3B	4
D. Lile DH	3
K. Ruiz C	3
J. Vivas 2B	2
a- Y. Morales PH	1
N. Nunez SS	0
J. Young CF	3

a-struck out for Vivas in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
F. Tatis Jr. RF	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	.283	.349	.450	.799	5.5
J. Cronenworth 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.210	.295	.292	.587	-0.5
M. Machado 3B	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	.224	.312	.416	.728	6.0
T. France 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.288	.359	.507	.865	1.0
J. Merrill CF	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	.241	.293	.415	.708	8.0
L. Campusano DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.280	.383	.470	.853	0.5
D. Harris LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.351	.338	.690	0.0
J. Bowen LF	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.213	.286	.499	1.0
X. Bogaerts SS	3	0	1	0	1	1	3	.219	.319	.320	.639	1.5
E. Salas C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
a- A. Hays PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.250	.321	.571	0.0
F. Fermin C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.263	.300	.563	0.0

HITTERS	AB
F. Tatis Jr. RF	4
J. Cronenworth 2B	4
M. Machado 3B	4
T. France 1B	3
J. Merrill CF	4
L. Campusano DH	3
D. Harris LF	3
J. Bowen LF	0
X. Bogaerts SS	3
E. Salas C	2
a- A. Hays PH	1
F. Fermin C	0

a-lined out for Salas in the 6th

2B - J. Wood (29)
HR - D. Crews (11)
RBI - D. Crews 2 (38)
2-Out RBI - D. Crews 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Ortiz 2 (2)

2B - M. Machado (22), J. Merrill (23)
RBI - M. Machado (78), J. Merrill 2 (72)
2-Out RBI - J. Merrill 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Cronenworth 2 (2), L. Campusano 3 (3)

SB - F. Tatis Jr. (32), J. Merrill (25)

Outfield Assist - D. Crews
DP - 2 (House-Ortiz; Crews-Abrams)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Irvin (L, 2-9)	5.2	8	3	3	2	3	5.52	1.42	0.5
J. Simpson	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	3.5
J. Sinclair	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0.00	1.00	1.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Irvin (L, 2-9)	5.2
J. Simpson	1.0
J. Sinclair	1.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
N. Pivetta (W, 2-2)	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	3.43	0.95	21.0
K. Hart (H, 8)	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	4.12	1.12	-0.5
B. Rodriguez (H, 13)	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	1.93	1.04	4.0
A. Morejon (H, 23)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	2.90	1.09	3.5
M. Miller (S, 34)	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	1.17	0.83	10.0

PITCHERS	IP
N. Pivetta (W, 2-2)	5.0
K. Hart (H, 8)	1.0
B. Rodriguez (H, 13)	1.0
A. Morejon (H, 23)	1.0
M. Miller (S, 34)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Irvin 102-60, J. Simpson 15-10, J. Sinclair 18-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Irvin 8-7, J. Simpson 1-0, J. Sinclair 0-2
Batters Faced - J. Irvin 26, J. Simpson 3, J. Sinclair 6

Pitches-Strikes - N. Pivetta 63-39, K. Hart 23-14, B. Rodriguez 12-9, A. Morejon 9-7, M. Miller 15-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - N. Pivetta 5-4, K. Hart 1-2, B. Rodriguez 0-1, A. Morejon 1-1, M. Miller 2-0
Batters Faced - N. Pivetta 17, K. Hart 5, B. Rodriguez 3, A. Morejon 3, M. Miller 4

.N. PivettaNick Pivetta
P
5.0 IP, 2 SO, 63 P
.M. MillerMason Miller
P
1.0 IP, 2 SO, 15 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nationals WAS67-79	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	0
Padres SD76-68	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	9	0

Petco ParkSan Diego, CA

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Wood RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.268	.394	.533	.927	2.0
A. Ortiz 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.202	.239	.375	.614	1.5
D. Crews LF	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	.220	.290	.371	.661	8.0
C. Abrams SS-2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.262	.340	.496	.836	-0.5
B. House 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.243	.302	.400	.702	-1.0
D. Lile DH	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.255	.308	.440	.747	-1.0
K. Ruiz C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.321	.450	.771	0.0
J. Vivas 2B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.239	.334	.324	.658	1.0
a- Y. Morales PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.417	.417	.833	1.250	-0.5
N. Nunez SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.289	.245	.535	0.0
J. Young CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.249	.319	.392	.711	-0.5
Total	32	2	5	2	1	8	5	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Wood RF	4
A. Ortiz 1B	4
D. Crews LF	4
C. Abrams SS-2B	4
B. House 3B	4
D. Lile DH	3
K. Ruiz C	3
J. Vivas 2B	2
a- Y. Morales PH	1
N. Nunez SS	0
J. Young CF	3
Total	32

a-struck out for Vivas in the 8th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
F. Tatis Jr. RF	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	.283	.349	.450	.799	5.5
J. Cronenworth 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.210	.295	.292	.587	-0.5
M. Machado 3B	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	.224	.312	.416	.728	6.0
T. France 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.288	.359	.507	.865	1.0
J. Merrill CF	4	0	3	2	0	0	0	.241	.293	.415	.708	8.0
L. Campusano DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.280	.383	.470	.853	0.5
D. Harris LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.351	.338	.690	0.0
J. Bowen LF	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.213	.286	.499	1.0
X. Bogaerts SS	3	0	1	0	1	1	3	.219	.319	.320	.639	1.5
E. Salas C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
a- A. Hays PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.250	.321	.571	0.0
F. Fermin C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.263	.300	.563	0.0
Total	31	3	9	3	3	4	14	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
F. Tatis Jr. RF	4
J. Cronenworth 2B	4
M. Machado 3B	4
T. France 1B	3
J. Merrill CF	4
L. Campusano DH	3
D. Harris LF	3
J. Bowen LF	0
X. Bogaerts SS	3
E. Salas C	2
a- A. Hays PH	1
F. Fermin C	0
Total	31

a-lined out for Salas in the 6th

2B - J. Wood (29)
HR - D. Crews (11)
RBI - D. Crews 2 (38)
2-Out RBI - D. Crews 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Ortiz 2 (2)

2B - M. Machado (22), J. Merrill (23)
RBI - M. Machado (78), J. Merrill 2 (72)
2-Out RBI - J. Merrill 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Cronenworth 2 (2), L. Campusano 3 (3)

SB - F. Tatis Jr. (32), J. Merrill (25)

Outfield Assist - D. Crews
DP - 2 (House-Ortiz; Crews-Abrams)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Irvin (L, 2-9)	5.2	8	3	3	2	3	5.52	1.42	0.5
J. Simpson	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	3.5
J. Sinclair	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0.00	1.00	1.0
Total	8.0	9	3	3	3	4	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Irvin (L, 2-9)	5.2
J. Simpson	1.0
J. Sinclair	1.1
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
N. Pivetta (W, 2-2)	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	3.43	0.95	21.0
K. Hart (H, 8)	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	4.12	1.12	-0.5
B. Rodriguez (H, 13)	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	1.93	1.04	4.0
A. Morejon (H, 23)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	2.90	1.09	3.5
M. Miller (S, 34)	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	1.17	0.83	10.0
Total	9.0	5	2	2	8	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
N. Pivetta (W, 2-2)	5.0
K. Hart (H, 8)	1.0
B. Rodriguez (H, 13)	1.0
A. Morejon (H, 23)	1.0
M. Miller (S, 34)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Irvin 102-60, J. Simpson 15-10, J. Sinclair 18-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Irvin 8-7, J. Simpson 1-0, J. Sinclair 0-2
Batters Faced - J. Irvin 26, J. Simpson 3, J. Sinclair 6

Pitches-Strikes - N. Pivetta 63-39, K. Hart 23-14, B. Rodriguez 12-9, A. Morejon 9-7, M. Miller 15-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - N. Pivetta 5-4, K. Hart 1-2, B. Rodriguez 0-1, A. Morejon 1-1, M. Miller 2-0
Batters Faced - N. Pivetta 17, K. Hart 5, B. Rodriguez 3, A. Morejon 3, M. Miller 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Merrill singled to right, M. Machado scored, France to third 0 1
3RD INNING
Machado singled to left, F. Tatis Jr. scored, Cronenworth to second 0 2
Merrill singled to deep center, M. Machado scored, Merrill to second 0 3
6TH INNING
D. Crews homered to left, A. Ortiz scored 2 3

1ST INNING
	Merrill singled to right, M. Machado scored, France to third	0	1

3RD INNING
	Machado singled to left, F. Tatis Jr. scored, Cronenworth to second	0	2
	Merrill singled to deep center, M. Machado scored, Merrill to second	0	3

6TH INNING
	D. Crews homered to left, A. Ortiz scored	2	3

1ST INNING
Nationals
N. Pivetta Pitching:
J. Wood: Strike (foul tip), Wood grounded out to second
A. Ortiz: Ball, Foul, Ortiz lined out to center
D. Crews: Ball, Crews popped out to second
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Padres
J. Irvin Pitching:
F. Tatis Jr.: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Tatis Jr. singled to right
J. Cronenworth: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Dirt ball, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Cronenworth lined out to third
M. Machado: Foul, Tatis Jr. picked off at first, pitcher to first, Foul, Ball, Ball, Machado doubled to deep right center
T. France: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, France walked
J. Merrill: Strike looking, Ball, Merrill singled to right, M. Machado scored, France to third
L. Campusano: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Merrill stole second, Strike swinging, Campusano struck out swinging
End of the 1st (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Nationals
N. Pivetta Pitching:
C. Abrams: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Abrams grounded out to first
B. House: Strike looking, Foul, House lined out to center
D. Lile: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Lile struck out looking
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Padres
J. Irvin Pitching:
D. Harris: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Harris flied out to center
X. Bogaerts: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Bogaerts struck out swinging
E. Salas: Ball, Salas flied out to left
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Nationals
N. Pivetta Pitching:
K. Ruiz: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ruiz flied out to deep right
J. Vivas: Vivas singled to left center
J. Young: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Dirt ball, Young fouled out to right
J. Wood: Dirt ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Wood doubled to deep right, Vivas to third
A. Ortiz: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ortiz grounded out to first
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Padres
J. Irvin Pitching:
F. Tatis Jr.: Strike looking, Tatis Jr. singled to right
J. Cronenworth: Cronenworth reached on fielder's choice to second, Tatis Jr. to second
M. Machado: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Machado singled to left, F. Tatis Jr. scored, Cronenworth to second
T. France: Ball, France grounded into double play third to first, Cronenworth out at third, Machado to second
J. Merrill: Ball, Merrill singled to deep center, M. Machado scored, Merrill to second
L. Campusano: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Campusano popped out to shortstop
End of the 3rd (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Nationals
N. Pivetta Pitching:
D. Crews: Crews grounded out to third
C. Abrams: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Abrams flied out to deep right
B. House: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, House struck out looking
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Padres
J. Irvin Pitching:
D. Harris: Strike looking, Harris flied out to left
X. Bogaerts: Bogaerts singled to shallow left
E. Salas: Salas reached on fielder's choice to second, Bogaerts out at second
F. Tatis Jr.: Strike looking, Dirt ball, Pickoff attempt, Tatis Jr. singled to shallow center, Salas to third
J. Cronenworth: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Tatis Jr. stole second, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Cronenworth struck out swinging
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Nationals
N. Pivetta Pitching:
D. Lile: Foul, Ball, Lile flied out to shallow left
K. Ruiz: Ruiz popped out to second
J. Vivas: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Vivas grounded out to second
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Padres
J. Irvin Pitching:
M. Machado: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Machado lined out to shortstop
T. France: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, France grounded out to second
J. Merrill: Ball, Ball, Merrill grounded out to shortstop
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Nationals
Kyle Hart relieved Nick Pivetta
J. Young: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Young struck out swinging
J. Wood: Ball, Wood grounded out to shortstop
A. Ortiz: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ortiz singled to left
D. Crews: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, D. Crews homered to left, A. Ortiz scored
C. Abrams: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Abrams lined out to right
Middle of the 6th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Padres
J. Irvin Pitching:
L. Campusano: Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Campusano flied out to deep right
D. Harris: Ball, Harris flied out to center
X. Bogaerts: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Bogaerts walked
Jared Simpson relieved Jake Irvin
Austin Hays hit for Ethan Salas
A. Hays: Dirt ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Ball, Hays lined out to left
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Nationals
Freddy Fermin catching
Bradgley Rodriguez relieved Kyle Hart
B. House: Ball, Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, House struck out swinging
D. Lile: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Foul tip, Lile struck out on foul tip
K. Ruiz: Ball, Foul, Ruiz flied out to shallow left
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Padres
J. Simpson Pitching:
F. Tatis Jr.: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Tatis Jr. struck out looking
J. Cronenworth: Foul, Cronenworth grounded out to first
Jack Sinclair relieved Jared Simpson
M. Machado: Machado flied out to left
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Nationals
Jase Bowen in left field
Adrian Morejon relieved Bradgley Rodriguez
Yohandy Morales hit for Jorbit Vivas
Y. Morales: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Morales struck out swinging
J. Young: Ball, Strike swinging, Young fouled out to right
J. Wood: Ball, Strike looking, Wood grounded out to second
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Padres
C.J. Abrams at second base
Nasim Nunez at shortstop
T. France: Strike looking, France flied out to right
J. Merrill: Ball, Ball, Ball, Merrill doubled to left center
L. Campusano: Ball, Campusano hit by pitch
J. Bowen: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Bowen walked, Merrill to third, Campusano to second
X. Bogaerts: Foul, Ball, Foul, Bogaerts lined into double play left to second, Campusano out at second
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Nationals
Mason Miller relieved Adrian Morejon
A. Ortiz: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Ortiz struck out looking
D. Crews: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Crews reached on an infield single to shortstop
C. Abrams: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Abrams struck out swinging
B. House: House grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

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