Manny Machado's grand slam highlighted a five-run ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Friday night after losing a 2-0 lead.

The Padres, who are 53-44 and in possession of the National League’s final wild-card playoff spot, scored once against Nationals starter Michael Soroka (3-8, 5.10).

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The Washington Nationals are definitely riding the struggle bus this year, especially as of late. They sit below .400 at 38-58 and are dead last in the National League East (17 games out of first behind the Philadelphia Phillies).

Emmaus High grad Wyatt Henseler was picked by the Washington Nationals in the ninth round of Monday’s MLB Draft. He was the No. 261 pick overall.

This season MacKenzie Gore has been a monster when it comes to generating whiffs. His ability to get swing and miss on a regular basis is why he is an All-Star. All four of Gore’s secondary pitches have a whiff% north of 40% which is insane.

Henseler, who played his final collegiate season at Texas A&M University, was selected by the Washington Nationals in the ninth round of the MLB Draft on Monday. He was the 261st overall pick.

Sims, who was picked up by Washington in February but never quite found his footing, made 18 appearances this season and posted a 13.86 ERA. “It stinks,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said ...

As the Washington Nationals get set to start the second half of the season, the team got some good news regarding one of their all-important draft pick. It has