SAN DIEGO—Kyle Higashioka hit two home runs, including his first career grand slam, and Dylan Cease pitched seven brilliant shutout innings Wednesday as the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 8–5 to cap a sweep of a contentious three-game series.
Higashioka hit a two-run homer off rookie DJ Herz in the second inning and then a grand slam against Tanner Rainey in the eighth. The latter went into a suite on the third level of the four-story brick warehouse in the left-field corner and gave San Diego an 8–0 lead. It was the fourth grand slam of the season for the Padres, and second in two nights.
