PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Nick Pivetta (9-2, 2.88 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 122 strikeouts); Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (4-8, 3.02 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 138 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

San Diego left the bases loaded and squandered a golden opportunity to score late in a 4-2 loss to the Nationals on Saturday night in a game that was delayed by more than an hour by thunderstorms in the Washington, DC area.