With Xander Bogaerts being a late scratch, there is some movement in the Padres lineup. Jose Iglesias will play shortstop again. Tyler Wade will play second base while Gavin Sheets will get the start at DH. Bryce Johnson will replace Sheets in left field. Former Nationals draft pick Nick Pivetta will get the start for the Padres.

The Washington Nationals and the San Diego Padres play the middle contest of a 3-game series at Petco Park Tuesday.

The Washington Nationals and LA Dodger play the second game of their 3-game series at Dodger Stadium Saturday night.

Nick Pivetta tossed seven shutout innings Wednesday and the San Diego Padres logged their MLB-high 13th shutout in a 1-0 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals.

Nick Pivetta shut down Washington through seven brilliant innings, including matching his season high with 10 strikeouts, and the San Diego Padres beat the Nationals 1-0 to take two of three

In a vacuum, the Washington Nationals lost, 4-3, to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night because of the sixth inning. They lost because Trevor Williams walked two straight batters, Cole Henry walked another and because Nathaniel Lowe opted for a force out at first rather than a throw home — a decision Lowe seemed displeased with after the fact — that allowed the go-ahead run to come across and prompted Petco Park to erupt.