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Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Final — September 8, 2026

Tuesday, September 8 · 9:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
+7+1-4+3+4-9-2-1-2-1
Game by game
-5-1-1+5-1-4+1-4+1+1
4-6
Last 10
4-6
-4
Net
-8
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
2,271 mi3,656 km
Travel to the game
Home
−3 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Nationals visited the Padres on Tuesday, September 8 at 9:41 PM ET.

The total closed at 8, up from 7.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Nationals +158, Padres -190) prices the Nationals at 37% and the Padres at 63%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Washington Nationals 4, San Diego Padres 5

San Diego Padres won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (San Diego Padres -1.5): Washington Nationals covered.
  • Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 8: Over.
  • San Diego Padres closed at -190 on the moneyline (a 63% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenPadres -1.5 (+117)
Nationals +1.5 (-143)
ClosePadres -1.5 (+115)
Nationals +1.5 (-137)
Totalup 0.5
Open7.5 (o -117 / u -105)
Close8 (o -112 / u -111)
Moneyline
OpenNationals +159 37%
Padres -190 63%
CloseNationals +158 37%
Padres -190 63%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 22 times since 2023: the Nationals won 7 and the Padres 15.

DateScoreLineTotal
Sep 7, 2026Nationals 2, Padres 3
Padres won


May 31, 2026Padres 2, Nationals 4
Nationals won


May 30, 2026Padres 4, Nationals 9
Nationals won


May 29, 2026Padres 7, Nationals 5
Padres won


Jul 20, 2025Padres 8, Nationals 1
Padres won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Washington Nationals

San Diego Padres

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