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Blocking the plate call on review helps Nats top Padres 4-3

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By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Sports Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — San Diego and new slugger Juan Soto repeatedly failed to come through in the clutch against his former club, and the last-place Washington Nationals beat the wild-card-chasing Padres 4-3. The go-ahead run scored thanks to an overruled call on a play at the plate. Playing their second game since learning of Fernando Tatis’ steroid suspension, the Padres built a 3-0 lead thanks in part to solo homers from Manny Machado and Trent Grisham. But Yu Darvish gave away that edge on back-to-back deep balls off the bats of Yadiel Hernandez and Joey Meneses in the sixth. César Hernández scored the go-ahead run on the overturned call.

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