The San Diego Padres wasted no time in providing run support to starter Nick Pivetta. The San Diego offense staked Pivetta to a five-run lead before he threw a single pitch and the Padres cruised to an 8-1 win over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Sunday.
Xander Bogaerts delivered the critical blow to Nationals starter Mackenzie Gore with a first-pitch grand slam to give the Padres a 4-0 lead. San Diego added another run in the frame after back-to-back doubles by Jose Iglesias and Jake Cronenworth to give San Diego a 5-0 lead after the top of the first.