The San Diego Padres have to do some payroll gymnastics to address their needs and not take themselves out of the playoff race at the trade deadline.

After the Padres took down the Nationals during Sunday's matchup, starter Mackenzie Gore acknowledged his poor performance.

Xander Bogaerts hit a grand slam in the first inning, Elias Díaz also homered and the San Diego Padres routed the Washington Nationals 8-1 on Sunday. Bogaerts hit the first pitch he saw from MacKenzie Gore (4-9) into the seats in left for his sixth homer of the season and eighth career grand slam.

What looked like a promising season for the Washington Nationals went south in a hurry during June and July, and now the team is back in a familiar position of

The Washington Nationals aim to stop their four-game home losing streak with a victory over the San Diego Padres

Nathaniel Lowe homered and the Washington Nationals snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.

ESPN's Jeff Passan discussed the possibility of the Chicago Cubs going all-in at the trade deadline and acquiring Washington Nationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore.