SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres defeated the Washington Nationals 1-0 in a pitching-dominated game on June 25, 2025, at Petco Park. Nick Pivetta earned the win for the Padres, striking out 10 over seven scoreless innings, while MacKenzie Gore took the loss for the Nationals despite allowing only one run in six innings. Adrian Morejon secured the save, and Luis Arraez drove in the game’s lone run with a second-inning single.
The Padres, now 44-36 and second in the NL West, scored in the second when Tyler Wade walked, advanced on a wild pitch, and crossed the plate on Arraez’s single. Elias Díaz, who singled to put runners on first and second, was thrown out at home by Nationals center fielder Jacob Young to end the inning. The Nationals, falling to 33-48 and fifth in the NL East, managed just three hits—singles by Alex Call, Daylen Lile, and Young—against Padres pitching.
Pivetta’s dominance set the tone, retiring 23 batters with no walks and picking off Lile at first base in the third. Jeremiah Estrada and Morejon closed out the game, each throwing a scoreless inning. For the Nationals, Gore allowed five hits and three walks, striking out six, while relievers Brad Lord and Kyle Finnegan held the Padres scoreless over the final two innings.
Arraez led the Padres, going 3-for-4 with the decisive RBI. Díaz contributed two hits, and Bryce Johnson added a single. The Padres left eight runners on base, going 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position. The Nationals struggled offensively, leaving two runners on base and failing to advance any past first. CJ Abrams, James Wood, and Nathaniel Lowe combined for eight strikeouts, underscoring the team’s offensive woes.
A throwing error by Abrams in the fourth allowed Gavin Sheets to reach, but he was caught stealing. Fernando Tatis Jr. stole second in the eighth, but the Padres couldn’t capitalize further. Young’s outfield assist and a leaping catch in the third were defensive highlights for Washington, though they couldn’t spark a comeback.
The game, attended by 40,532 fans, lasted 2 hours and 15 minutes under sunny skies with 71-degree weather. Umpires Mike Muchlinski, Austin Jones, Doug Eddings, and Gabe Morales officiated. The Nationals challenged a stolen base call in the eighth, which was upheld, and the Padres successfully overturned a pickoff call in the third.
This loss extends the Nationals’ struggles on the road, while the Padres continue their push for a postseason spot.
