WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Zack Littell pitched six strong innings and the Washington Nationals defeated the San Diego Padres 4-2 Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park. Littell allowed five hits and two earned runs with five strikeouts to improve to 5-4. Clayton Beeter earned his fourth save with a scoreless ninth inning.

Washington scored first in the fourth inning, then added two runs in the fifth on a two-run homer by James Wood, his 16th, scoring Keibert Ruiz. The Padres answered with two runs in the seventh, tying the game on a Ty France double and a Nick Castellanos sacrifice fly. The Nationals regained the lead in the bottom half when Andres Chaparro doubled home Nasim Nunez.

Griffin Canning took the loss for San Diego, falling to 0-4 after allowing six hits and three earned runs over five innings. The Padres managed six hits. Washington finished with nine. Attendance was 24,050, and the game lasted 2 hours, 37 minutes. The Nationals improved to 31-29 while the Padres dropped to 32-26.