Nationals ride Mitchell Parker's gem to win over Padres
Drew Millas added a two-run single as Washington snapped a five-game losing streak and won for just the second time in its past 11 contests.
Luis Arraez and Jose Iglesias each had two hits for San Diego, which lost for just the second time in the past six games.
The game was delayed 65 minutes at the outset due to inclement weather.
Parker (6-10) allowed two runs on five hits over six innings. He struck out four and walked one while winning for the first time since beating the Padres in San Diego on June 23.
Kyle Finnegan worked a perfect ninth for his first save since June 6 and his 19th of the season. He induced Jackson Merrill to ground to second, then struck out Iglesias and Jake Cronenworth to end it.
San Diego's Yu Darvish (0-2) gave up three runs on five hits over five innings. He struck out one and walked one.
The Nationals manufactured a run in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead.
Daylen Lile walked, moved to second on a groundout and advanced to third on Jacob Young's single. CJ Abrams then hit into a fielder's choice to score Lile.
Lowe came up with two outs in the sixth and hit a drive to center off Yuki Matsui that narrowly cleared the wall and the leap of Merrill.
Washington jumped ahead with a two-out, two-run second inning. Brady House singled and Lile followed with a double. Millas then delivered a two-run single to right to score both runners.
San Diego tied it by scoring twice in the third. Iglesias led off with a double and scored on Martin Maldonado's one-out double. With two outs, Arraez singled home Maldonado.
--Field Level Media
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