Padres @ Nationals · May 30, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Sat, May 30, 2026

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Michael King

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Foster Griffin

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'What we want our identity to be': Nats post 6 runs in 7th for 12th comeback win

WASHINGTON -- The afternoon after an eighth-inning rally fell short against the Padres, the Nationals got redemption in the seventh. The Nats scored six runs in the late inning to overcome a dominant pitching performance by Michael King and take a 9-4 victory at Nationals Park.

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Nationals erupt for six runs in the 7th for 9-4 win00:03:11

Curtis Mead collects three RBIs and the Nationals score six runs in the 7th to propel them to a 9-4 win over the Padres

Condensed Game: SD@WSH - 5/30/2600:10:16

Condensed Game: Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Padres take on Curtis Mead and the Nationals on May 30, 2026

Nationals take the lead with six-run 7th00:01:24

Nationals take a 7-4 lead with a six-run 7th, highlighted by Luis Garcia Jr.'s two-run single

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Padres @ Nationals · 4–9

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