Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Box Score on Jun 07, 2019

Light-hitting Austin Hedges singled home Josh Naylor with two out in the bottom of the ninth Friday night to give the host San Diego Padres a 5-4 win over the Washington Nationals at Petco Park.

Washington had taken a 4-3 lead in the top of the ninth when Brian Dozier doubled and scored on a wild pitch by Padres reliever Adam Warren.

Eric Hosmer tripled off Washington closer Sean Doolittle with one out in the bottom of the ninth and scored on a two-out single by the left-handed-hitting Naylor off the left-handed Doolittle. Naylor then stole his first base in the majors and raced home on the first walk-off hit of Hedges' career. Naylor slid home on a head-first slide as the throw from left fielder Juan Soto was up the first-base line.

Hedges was batting .184 this season before the at-bat.

Warren (4-1) was credited with the win while Doolittle (4-2) suffered the loss and his third blown save.

The Padres had built a 3-0 lead behind 20-year-old rookie shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. before the Nationals tied the game with three runs in the top of the seventh.

Tatis manufactured a run in the bottom of the first in his second game back from the injured list. He opened the inning with a single to right, moved to second on an infield out, stole third and scored on Manny Machado's groundout to third.

In the sixth, Tatis followed a lead-off single by Greg Garcia with a 403-foot homer. It was Tatis' seventh of the season.

Shut out on five hits by three Padres pitchers over the first six innings, the Nationals got four hits off Matt Wisler in their three-run seventh.

Howie Kendrick and Brian Dozier opened with back-to-back singles. After Victor Robles struck out, Yan Gomes singled home Kendrick with Washington's first run. A wild pitch by Wisler put both runners in scoring position.

Trea Turner then hit a short fly to center that Padres center fielder Wil Myers couldn't catch on a diving attempt. Dozier and Gomes scored on the double to tie the game.

Padres starter Nick Margevicius gave up three hits and struck out three without a walk, but he lasted only 3 2/3 innings. Washington starter Erick Fedde gave up three runs on five hits with five strikeouts and no walks in six innings.

--Field Level Media