This nine game homestand is off to a shaky start for the San Diego Padres. Tuesday night the Padres suffered a shutout loss to the Washington Nationals in the second game of the series from Petco Park.
Clayton Richard got the nod for the Friars. He notched a season-high eight strikeouts in eight innings of work. That also marks the longest a Padres starter has gone in a game this season. The Nationals were able to get the lefty for three earned runs including a Matt Adams RBI triple to left center field in the top of the fifth inning. That put the visitors on the board and gave Washington a 1-0 lead.
The first hit of the game for San Diego didn’t come until the seventh inning when Travis Jankowski singled to center field. The Padres fell to the Nationals 4-0.
The series finale is set for Wednesday May 9 at 6:10 p.m. PST at Petco Park.
