Martín Maldonado hit a tying home run in the fifth off San Diego native Trevor Williams and Jose Iglesias brought in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded groundout in the sixth as the Padres beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Sometime after the Padres started to get healthy in early May, Padres manager Mike Shildt had a talk with Jose Iglesias. The 35-year-old veteran had done his part to help hold things together as Jackson Merrill,

Before Sunday’s series finale against the Kansas City Royals, the San Diego Padres activated All-Star centerfielder Jackson Merrill from the 7-day concussion injured list (OF Brandon Lockridge was optioned to Triple-A El Paso).