The San Diego Padres really needed their 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals at Petco Park last night. To be clear, the win was necessary for reasons based on team morale, not on the illusion of true contention. At least not at this point in their season.
The offense spread out their assault and Joey Lucchesi worked his way out of a few jams to keep things close. Getting a spot start in right field and leading off for the Friars, Matt Szczur laced an RBI-double in the seventh to give the Padres a 2-1 lead that the bullpen held up in impressive fashion.