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Nationals at Padres · Sep 9, 2026

Nationals
2
Final
Padres
9
Simulated win probability — "deserved to win"Nationals 6% · tied 6% · Padres 88%
How win probability is simulated
  • Win probability comes from resampling every batted ball thousands of times — using launch angle, exit velocity, and ballpark factors.
  • It's the simulator's view of who "deserved" to win, regardless of the actual scoreboard.

Team comparison

Both team bars grow from the same left edge, scaled within each row — longer is more.

Runs
2
9
Est. bases
11.4
21.9
Total bases
7
26
Home runs
1
2
Barrels
2
2
Walks/HBP
3
3
Strikeouts
8
7
GIDP
0
1
Stolen bases
1
0
Left on base
5
9
Errors
1
0

Deserved run flow by inning

By the end the Padres lead on deserved runs by 3.9.

Padres deserved lead ↑
-20+2+4+6+8+3.9+7
Nationals deserved lead ↓Through inning 1: deserved Padres +0.0 (80% band 0.0 to 0.0) · this inning +0.0 deserved runs · actual evenThrough inning 2: deserved Padres +0.8 (80% band 0.0 to +2.0) · this inning +0.8 deserved runs · actual evenThrough inning 3: deserved Padres +0.8 (80% band -1.0 to +3.0) · this inning +0.0 deserved runs · actual Padres +1Through inning 4: deserved Padres +0.3 (80% band -3.0 to +3.0) · this inning -0.6 deserved runs · actual Padres +3Through inning 5: deserved Padres +1.7 (80% band -2.0 to +5.0) · this inning +1.4 deserved runs · actual Padres +5Through inning 6: deserved Padres +1.8 (80% band -2.0 to +5.0) · this inning +0.0 deserved runs · actual Padres +5Through inning 7: deserved Padres +3.1 (80% band 0.0 to +7.0) · this inning +1.4 deserved runs · actual Padres +6Through inning 8: deserved Padres +3.9 (80% band 0.0 to +8.0) · this inning +0.8 deserved runs · actual Padres +7Through inning 9: deserved Padres +3.9 (80% band 0.0 to +8.0) · this inning 0.0 deserved runs · actual Padres +7123456789

Inning

Deserved (mean)ActualPadres sideNationals side
How to read this chart
How the simulated “deserved” run differential built up inning by inning — shaded bands show the middle 50% and 80% of simulations, the grey steps show what actually happened. It breaks the headline deserved margin down inning by inning, so the endpoint lands on the headline verdict.

Batting

Bases created

Total bases each batter created (estimated bases from batted balls, plus one per walk).

Nationals
Padres
How to read this chart
Ranked top to bottom. Grouped by team, longest first.

Bases above replacement

Bases each hitter created beyond a freely-available bench bat.

Replacement level
How to read this chart
“Replacement” is the bench bat any team could call up for free, so the scale puts a pinch-hitter and a full-game starter side by side: it measures bases produced against that baseline in the same number of plate appearances, not raw totals.

Batting luck

Each batter's net luck: actual bases minus the bases their contact deserved.

Nationals
Lucky
Unlucky
Dead even
Padres
Lucky
Unlucky
Dead even
How to read this chart
“Deserved” is estimated bases — what contact like that usually earns, regardless of where it landed. Click a batter to see each ball and watch it on Baseball Savant.

Pitching

Bases given up

Total bases each pitcher allowed (estimated bases from balls in play, plus one per walk).

Nationals
Padres
How to read this chart
Sorted most to least. Grouped by team, longest first.

Bases above replacement

Bases each pitcher prevented beyond a freely-available replacement arm.

Replacement level
How to read this chart
“Replacement” is the arm any team could call up for free, and the comparison accounts for the batters each pitcher actually faced. Starters and relievers are held to separate baselines, because a reliever’s inning is the easier job.

Pitching matchup

Each staff’s pitchers side by side.

How to read this chart
Hover or tap the ⓘ on any metric for what it means, or click a row to see the per-pitcher breakdown.

How each pitcher performed

Each pitch type graded in bases saved or cost vs. an average pitcher in the same counts.

Nationalspitching
Jackson Kent3.0 IP · 17 BF · 2 K · 1 BB
2.9 bases cost

The Four-Seamer got hit — 1 ball in play worth 1.8 expected bases. 7 of his 11 whiffs came on the Changeup.

Brad Lord2.0 IP · 10 BF · 0 K · 0 BB
1.5 bases cost

The Four-Seamer got hit — 3 balls in play worth 2.9 expected bases.

Luis Perales2.0 IP · 9 BF · 4 K · 2 BB
1.6 bases cost

The Cutter got hit — 1 ball in play worth 3.6 expected bases. His Splitter did the damage prevention — 0.6 bases better than average on 13 pitches.

Four-Seamer8 thrown (19% tonight, season 26%) · 2 whiffs
+0.5 bases cost
Eddy Yean1.0 IP · 6 BF · 1 K · 0 BB
0.1 bases saved

About an average night — −0.1 bases vs average on 6 batters.

Slider3 thrown (11% tonight, season 10%)
+0.2 bases cost
Padrespitching
Walker Buehler2.3 IP · 12 BF · 4 K · 2 BB
1.7 bases cost

The Cutter got hit — 2 balls in play worth 4.0 expected bases. His Sinker did the damage prevention — 1.2 bases better than average on 12 pitches.

Changeup6 thrown (10% tonight, season 10%)
+0.4 bases cost
Knuckle Curve5 thrown (8% tonight, season 9%) · 2 whiffs
−0.2 bases saved
Slider1 thrown (2% tonight, season 10%) · 1 whiff
−0.1 bases saved
Kyle Hart2.3 IP · 7 BF · 1 K · 0 BB
0.7 bases cost

His Sinker did the damage prevention — 1.7 bases better than average on 8 pitches. The Sweeper got hit — 2 balls in play worth 3.2 expected bases.

Slider5 thrown (20% tonight, season 14%) · 1 whiff
−0.1 bases saved
David Morgan0.3 IP · 2 BF · 0 K · 1 BB
0.2 bases cost

Faced only 2 batters.

Curveball3 thrown (38% tonight, season 25%) · 1 whiff
+0.2 bases cost
Four-Seamer1 thrown (13% tonight, season 28%)
0.0 bases
Slider1 thrown (13% tonight, season 18%)
+0.5 bases cost
Yuki Matsui1.0 IP · 3 BF · 0 K · 0 BB
0.9 bases saved

Faced only 3 batters.

Splitter2 thrown (25% tonight, season 26%)
+0.1 bases cost
Sinker1 thrown
+0.1 bases cost
Wandy Peralta2.0 IP · 7 BF · 2 K · 0 BB
1.8 bases saved

His Sinker did the damage prevention — 1.2 bases better than average on 11 pitches. Overall 1.8 bases better than an average pitcher facing the same counts.

Slider1 thrown (4% tonight, season 16%)
0.0 bases
Griffin Canning0.7 IP · 2 BF · 1 K · 0 BB
0.9 bases saved

Faced only 3 batters.

Knuckle Curve4 thrown (36% tonight, season 8%)
−0.1 bases saved
Four-Seamer3 thrown (27% tonight, season 24%) · 1 whiff
−0.5 bases saved
Lg avg pitcher = 0
How to read this chart
  • Every pitch is scored against the league: throwing a strike (or getting a whiff or weak contact) beats the average outcome from that count; balls and hard contact fall short of it.
  • “Saved” means fewer expected bases than an average pitcher facing the same counts; “cost” means more. Contact is judged by estimated bases, not luck.
  • This grades every pitch against an average pitcher. The “Bases above replacement” board higher up compares the whole outing to a freely available fill-in arm instead, so its totals read a few bases friendlier — same outing, different question.
  • Click a pitch row to watch the balls hit against it.

Pitching luck

Each pitcher's net luck on contact: deserved bases against minus what actually scored.

Nationals
Unlucky
Dead even
Padres
Lucky
Unlucky
Dead even
How to read this chart
“Deserved” is estimated bases on the opponents' contact. Unlucky means bloops and seeing-eye hits fell in; lucky means hard contact found gloves. Click a pitcher to see their biggest swings and watch them on Baseball Savant.

Player spotlight

Pick any player from this game to see what they actually did — every ball they hit, every pitch they saw or threw, and who they did damage against.

Where Jackson Merrill hit it

Every ball Jackson Merrill hit this game, where it landed.

336'401'322'
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Cumulative bases through the game

Finished +3.5 bases ahead of deserved.

5 PA4 H0 BB0 HBP0 K106.3 mph Hardest hit

Total basesActual: 12Deserved: 8.5
PA 1 vs Jackson Kent: out — 0.0 deserved basesPA 2 vs Jackson Kent: triple — 1.8 deserved basesPA 3 vs Brad Lord: home run — 2.4 deserved basesPA 4 vs Luis Perales: home run — 3.6 deserved basesPA 5 vs Eddy Yean: single — 0.6 deserved bases
How to read this chart
Every plate appearance, actual bases vs. what their contact deserved. Hover a column for that plate appearance.

Pitch mix

Share of pitches seen by type, and how much damage they did on contact.

Fastball53%

7.9 deserved bases on contact

Breaking24%

0.0 deserved bases on contact

Offspeed24%

0.6 deserved bases on contact

Matchups vs pitchers

Actual vs. deserved bases against each opponent, biggest matchup first.

Luis Perales
Actual
4.0
Deserved
3.6
Brad Lord
Actual
4.0
Deserved
2.4
Jackson Kent
Actual
3.0
Deserved
1.9
Eddy Yean
Actual
1.0
Deserved
0.6
How to read this chart
The symbols beside each name are that matchup's plate appearances — BB walk, HBP hit by pitch, K strikeout, and a dot for a ball in play. Both bars share one scale across every row.

Batted balls

Every ball put in play in this game — where it landed and how many bases that kind of contact usually earns.

Where every ball landed

Every ball in play, split by team, on Petco Park.

Nationals23 BIP · 3 BB/HBP
336'401'322'
Padres32 BIP · 3 BB/HBP
336'401'322'
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How to read this chart
Dot size scales with exit velocity; color shows estimated bases (EB), from pale slate (easy out) to dark teal (home-run territory). Tap a dot for its details, then use the Watch on Savant link to see the play. Petco Park — outfield wall drawn from real park dimensions.

The hardest-hit contact of the game, ranked by estimated bases.

How to read this table
Tap a row for exact outcome odds and a Savant video link, or show all batted balls to sort by any column and filter by team or player.

Run distribution information