Nationals play the Padres looking to stop road slide

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Washington Nationals (67-79, fourth in the NL East) vs. San Diego Padres (76-68, third in the NL West)

San Diego; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Riley Cornelio (2-2, 5.96 ERA, 1.81 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Padres: Casey Mize (5-9, 3.64 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 100 strikeouts)

LINE: Padres -195, Nationals +157; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals visit the San Diego Padres looking to end an eight-game road skid.

San Diego has a 44-29 record at home and a 76-68 record overall. The Padres have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .314.

Washington is 34-39 in road games and 67-79 overall. The Nationals have the sixth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .324.

The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Fernando Tatis Jr. has 29 doubles, two triples, 20 home runs and 71 RBIs for the Padres. Manny Machado is 13 for 36 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

James Wood leads the Nationals with 30 home runs while slugging .533. Andres Chaparro is 11 for 34 with two doubles, a home run and two RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 4-6, .221 batting average, 3.37 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Nationals: 4-6, .245 batting average, 5.07 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Padres: Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (wrist), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Rengifo: 60-Day IL (knee), Gavin Sheets: 10-Day IL (foot), Jason Adam: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Nationals: Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (forearm), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), Richard Lovelady: 60-Day IL (tricep), Drew Millas: 60-Day IL (finger), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connelly Early: 60-Day IL (elbow), PJ Poulin: 60-Day IL (flexor), Mitchell Parker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.