37 Edinson Volquez, SP

Padres starting pitcher Edinson Volquez endured a rough outing as he suffered his fourth loss of the season Thursday night against the Nationals.

Volquez, who made his ninth start of the season, pitched three scoreless innings before surrendering a two-run home run to Adam LaRoche in the fourth. He allowed three more in the fifth, including a two-run single to Ryan Zimmerman. The right-hander was charged with five runs on five hits in five innings of work. He struck out seven and walked four in a 6-2 defeat.

Volquez has walked four batters in each of his last two starts and has surrendered four homers combined through his last four starts. He is scheduled to make his next start Tuesday at home against St. Louis. He went 1-1 with a 3.97 ERA in two starts last season against the Cardinals.

Padres starting pitcher Edinson Volquez turned in a decent outing but failed to factor into the decision Friday night at Tampa Bay.

Volquez, who made his eighth start of the season, allowed a run-scoring single to Evan Longoria and surrendered another run on a wild pitch in the third for his only damage of the night. He was charged with two runs on three hits in six innings of work in a 6-3 defeat. He walked four and struck out three in 100 pitches, 56 strikes.

Volquez has allowed two runs or fewer in four of his last five starts. He has watched his ERA drop from 11.68 to 5.15 over that span. The 29-year-old is scheduled to start Thursday at home against the Nationals. He allowed one run and struck out seven in seven innings of work in his previous meeting against Washington last season. He is also 2-1 with a 3.71 ERA in three starts at Petco Park this season.