Juan Soto homers, has three hits in return to DC as Padres beat Nationals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Juan Soto hit his ninth house run and had three hits to start a three-game go to to his former staff because the San Diego Padres earned a 7-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday evening.
“It feels great, it’s where everything starts,” Soto stated of hitting in Nationals Park once more. “It’s where my dream started off, and it feels amazing to get in that box, even if I’m on another team.”
Jake Cronenworth adopted Soto’s seventh-inning solo shot with a two-run homer two batters later because the Padres scored 4 instances off Nationals reliever Erasmo Ramirez (2-2).
Xander Bogaerts and Brandon Dixon additionally went deep earlier in opposition to Nationals left-hander MacKenzie Gore, the headliner of six gamers the rebuilding Nationals obtained from the Padres in alternate for Soto and Josh Bell ultimately 12 months’s commerce deadline.
San Diego’s Yu Darvish (3-3) allowed back-to-back homers to CJ Abrams and Lane Thomas within the fifth inning, however no different injury in a six-inning effort.
“He was rolling,” Padres supervisor Bob Melvin stated. “When he gave up the three runs, it was unexpected when he starts rolling like that like he did through the first four (innings).”
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Josh Hader labored a scoreless ninth for his twelfth save in 14 probabilities.
Gore pitched 4 2/3 innings, permitting three runs on seven hits and 4 walks over 103 pitches in his first begin in opposition to his former staff.
“He’s throwing a lot of pitches to get outs,” Nationals supervisor Dave Martinez stated. “We’ve got to get him more in the zone.”
Soto’s efficiency was simply his greatest in eight video games in opposition to the Nationals since leaving Washington. And his earlier three-game collection right here as a customer got here lower than two weeks after the commerce, so Tuesday felt extra like the primary homecoming.
It included a standing ovation from the introduced crowd of 21,438 on his first journey to the plate, which Soto acknowledged by dealing with the stands, elevating his helmet skyward after which motioning towards his coronary heart. He related with Gore’s subsequent pitch up the center for a single to start an evening that lifted his season batting common to .260 and his May mark to .343.
“It feels amazing, the fans, how they feel, how thankful they feel for what we done in this ballpark and for this organization,” stated Soto, who was a key contributor to the Nationals’ 2019 World Series win. “I’m really happy that they enjoy and that they’re still proud of what we did.”
Fernando Tatis Jr. put San Diego in entrance for good on a sixth-inning sacrifice fly to shallow proper. Rougned Odor raced house forward of a throw reduce off by Ramirez when an in depth play on the plate appeared doubtless.
The subsequent inning, Soto hit Ramirez’s 1-1 providing, sending it 441 toes over the middle discipline wall. Cronenworth’s two-run shot that adopted was initially dominated a double, however was upgraded to a house run after replay confirmed it struck a steel railing simply past the wall in right-center.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Padres: 3B Manny Machado (hand fracture) took dry swings, hit off a tee and threw lengthy toss earlier than Tuesday’s sport. “No idea yet on Friday,” Melvin stated concerning Machado’s possibilities of getting back from the 10-day injured record on the primary day he’s eligible. “But I know today was a better day for him.”
Nationals: Minor league LHP and former Nats nearer Sean Doolittle (elbow surgical procedure) will pitch on consecutive days Wednesday for the primary time throughout his rehab at prolonged spring coaching. ⦠RHP Cade Cavalli (Tommy John surgical procedure) returned to the staff’s spring coaching facility in Florida after spending the weekend in Washington. ⦠C Israel Pineda (damaged proper finger) will start a rehab task at High-A Wilmington.
UP NEXT
Padres: LHP Ryan Weathers (1-2, 3.42) makes his first profession begin in Washington on Wednesday.
Nationals: RHP Trevor Williams (1-2, 4.26) seeks his first house win in 5 makes an attempt.
