GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (31-22) at WASHINGTON (22-32)

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Rauch relieved C Cordero.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 3
WASHINGTON 3 TOP, 10TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A Gonzalez (.306, 3-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Blum hit for H Bell.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J BARD ON FIRST, A GONZALEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 3
WASHINGTON 3 TOP, 10TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G Blum (.180, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
WASHINGTON 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 3 11 0
WASHINGTON 3 12 0 (BOT 10)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - HEATH BELL (OUT)
WAS - JON RAUCH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.250, 0-FOR-4)
C GUZMAN (.309, 3-FOR-4)
R ZIMMERMAN (.247, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (3) VS WASHINGTON (3) - MID 10TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271
K Greene ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211
A Gonzalez 1b 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .306
M Cameron cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .239
J Bard c 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .264
R Branyan 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .232
H Bocachica rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-G Blum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .177
T Sledge lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .214
J Peavy p 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .207
P McAnulty rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150

Totals 40 3 11 3 3 8 19

a-grounded to first for H Bell in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cameron (14, M Chico); J Bard 2 (8, M Chico 2); A Gonzalez (14,
M Chico); T Sledge (4, W Abreu). RBI - J Bard 2 (14), T Sledge (11). 2-out RBI
- T Sledge. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Blum 1, J Peavy 3. Team
LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Branyan-M Giles-A Gonzalez, A Gonzalez-K Greene, M Giles-K
Greene-A Gonzalez).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
C Guzman ss 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .309
R Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .247
D Young 1b 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 .327
N Logan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Kearns rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254
R Church lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .265
B Schneider c 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .228
R Langerhans cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .159
M Chico p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Fick 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 34 3 12 3 1 9 14

a-grounded to pitcher for W Abreu in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (14, J Peavy); A Kearns (13, J Peavy). S - M Chico.
RBI - R Zimmerman (27), D Young 2 (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- F Lopez 2, B Schneider 2. GIDP - A Kearns 2, R Zimmerman. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Guzman (2, 2nd base off J Peavy/J Bard). CS - R Fick (1,
2nd base by H Bell).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - R Church (J Bard at 3rd base). DP: 1 (R Church-R
Zimmerman).


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SAN DIEGO - 010 002 000 0 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 201 000 000 -- 3
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 7 10 3 3 1 7 0 1.68
H Bell 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.11

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 5 1/3 7 3 3 2 4 0 5.13
W Abreu 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
S Rivera 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.64
C Cordero 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.84
J Rauch 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.08

Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 112-75; H Bell 25-20; M Chico 98-59; W Abreu 9-7; S
Rivera 23-13; C Cordero 18-10; J Rauch 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Peavy
10-4; H Bell 2-1; M Chico 2-9; W Abreu 0-1; S Rivera 2-3; C Cordero 0-3; J
Rauch 1-0. Batters faced: J Peavy 30; H Bell 6; M Chico 24; W Abreu 3; S Rivera
7; C Cordero 4; J Rauch 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
SDG: CLA MEREDITH (2-2, 3.46) STARTING THE 10TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 3

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.250, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Meredith relieved H Bell.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 3
WASHINGTON 3 BOTTOM, 10TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F Lopez (.250, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Belliard hit for J Rauch.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R ZIMMERMAN ON FIRST, C GUZMAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 3
WASHINGTON 3 BOTTOM, 10TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Belliard (.287, 2 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RONNIE BELLIARD SCORED CRISTIAN GUZMAN.

FINAL SCORE: WASHINGTON 4, SAN DIEGO 3</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
WASHINGTON 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 3 11 0
WASHINGTON 1 4 15 0 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: SDG - JAKE PEAVY, HEATH BELL (8TH), CLA MEREDITH (10TH) AND JOSH
BARD

WAS - MATT CHICO, WINSTON ABREU (6TH), SAUL RIVERA
(7TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH), JON RAUCH (10TH) AND BRIAN
SCHNEIDER

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

WAS - NONE</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
WASHINGTON 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 3 11 0
WASHINGTON 1 4 15 0 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: SDG - JAKE PEAVY, HEATH BELL (8TH), CLA MEREDITH (10TH) AND JOSH
BARD

WAS - MATT CHICO, WINSTON ABREU (6TH), SAUL RIVERA
(7TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH), JON RAUCH (10TH) AND BRIAN
SCHNEIDER


WP - JON RAUCH (3-1)
LP - CLA MEREDITH (2-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

WAS - NONE


TIME: 3:00 ATT: 22,354

PROBABLES: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO (3-0, 1.08)
WAS - LEVALE SPEIGNER (1-1, 8.39)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (3) VS WASHINGTON (4) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271
K Greene ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211
A Gonzalez 1b 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .306
M Cameron cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .239
J Bard c 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .264
R Branyan 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .232
H Bocachica rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-G Blum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .177
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Sledge lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .214
J Peavy p 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .207
P McAnulty rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150

Totals 40 3 11 3 3 8 19

a-grounded to first for H Bell in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - M Cameron (14, M Chico); J Bard 2 (8, M Chico 2); A Gonzalez (14,
M Chico); T Sledge (4, W Abreu). RBI - J Bard 2 (14), T Sledge (11). 2-out RBI
- T Sledge. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Blum 1, J Peavy 3. Team
LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Branyan-M Giles-A Gonzalez, A Gonzalez-K Greene, M Giles-K
Greene-A Gonzalez).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249
C Guzman ss 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 .316
R Zimmerman 3b 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .250
D Young 1b 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 .327
N Logan pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Belliard ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291
A Kearns rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .254
R Church lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .265
B Schneider c 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .228
R Langerhans cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .159
M Chico p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
W Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Fick 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 38 4 15 4 1 9 14

a-grounded to pitcher for W Abreu in the 6th; b-reached on infield single to
second for J Rauch in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - R Zimmerman (14, J Peavy); A Kearns (13, J Peavy). S - M Chico.
RBI - R Zimmerman (27), D Young 2 (26), R Belliard (14). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 2, B Schneider 2. GIDP - A Kearns 2, R
Zimmerman. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Guzman (2, 2nd base off J Peavy/J Bard). CS - R Fick (1,
2nd base by H Bell).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - R Church (J Bard at 3rd base). DP: 1 (R Church-R
Zimmerman).


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SAN DIEGO - 010 002 000 0 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 201 000 000 1 -- 4

One out when winning run scored.
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Peavy 7 10 3 3 1 7 0 1.68
H Bell 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.11
C Meredith (L, 2-3) 1/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.76

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 5 1/3 7 3 3 2 4 0 5.13
W Abreu (B, 1) 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
S Rivera 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.64
C Cordero 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.84
J Rauch (W, 3-1) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.08

Pitches-strikes: J Peavy 112-75; H Bell 25-20; C Meredith 8-5; M Chico 98-59;
W Abreu 9-7; S Rivera 23-13; C Cordero 18-10; J Rauch 21-13. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Peavy 10-4; H Bell 2-1; C Meredith 0-1; M Chico 2-9; W Abreu 0-1; S
Rivera 2-3; C Cordero 0-3; J Rauch 1-0. Batters faced: J Peavy 30; H Bell 6; C
Meredith 4; M Chico 24; W Abreu 3; S Rivera 7; C Cordero 4; J Rauch 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

T--3:00. Att--22,354.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN DIEGO 3
WASHINGTON 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (3) AT WASHINGTON (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez flied out to center. C Guzman reached on infield
single to third. R Zimmerman doubled to deep left, C Guzman scored,
R Zimmerman to third advancing on throw. D Young singled to center, R Zimmerman
scored. A Kearns grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Young
out at second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, WASHINGTON 2.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: M Cameron doubled to deep right center. J Bard doubled to
deep center, M Cameron scored. R Branyan flied out to center. H Bocachica
fouled out to first. T Sledge walked. J Peavy grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 3RD: C Guzman singled to right. R Zimmerman struck out looking,
C Guzman stole second. D Young singled to center, C Guzman scored. A Kearns
doubled to deep left, D Young to third. R Church struck out looking.
B Schneider flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: A Gonzalez doubled to deep center. M Cameron flied out to
right, A Gonzalez to third. J Bard doubled to deep center, A Gonzalez scored.
R Branyan walked. W Abreu relieved M Chico. H Bocachica fouled out to first.
T Sledge doubled to right, J Bard scored, R Branyan to third. J Peavy struck
out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 10TH: C Meredith relieved H Bell. F Lopez flied out to center.
C Guzman singled to deep left center. R Zimmerman singled to right, C Guzman
to third. R Belliard hit for J Rauch. R Belliard reached on infield single to
second, C Guzman scored. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 4.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (3) AT WASHINGTON (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Diego Starting Lineups -- M Giles 2B, K Greene SS, A Gonzalez 1B, M Cameron CF,
J Bard C, R Branyan 3B, H Bocachica RF, T Sledge LF, J Peavy RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- F Lopez 2B, C Guzman SS, R Zimmerman 3B, D Young 1B,
A Kearns RF, R Church LF, B Schneider C, R Langerhans CF, M Chico LHP.

Umpires -- Hunter Wendelstedt (HP), Randy Marsh (1B), Bob Davidson (2B),
Sam Holbrook (3B).

Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 11 mph.


SAN DIEGO 1ST: M Giles struck out swinging. K Greene fouled out to first.
A Gonzalez grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez flied out to center. C Guzman reached on infield
single to third. R Zimmerman doubled to deep left, C Guzman scored,
R Zimmerman to third advancing on throw. D Young singled to center, R Zimmerman
scored. A Kearns grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Young
out at second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, WASHINGTON 2.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: M Cameron doubled to deep right center. J Bard doubled to
deep center, M Cameron scored. R Branyan flied out to center. H Bocachica
fouled out to first. T Sledge walked. J Peavy grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 2ND: R Church singled to right. B Schneider walked, R Church to
second. R Langerhans struck out looking. M Chico sacrificed to pitcher,
R Church to third, B Schneider to second. F Lopez struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, WASHINGTON 2.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: M Giles lined out to right. K Greene struck out swinging.
A Gonzalez reached on infield single to second. M Cameron lined out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 3RD: C Guzman singled to right. R Zimmerman struck out looking,
C Guzman stole second. D Young singled to center, C Guzman scored. A Kearns
doubled to deep left, D Young to third. R Church struck out looking.
B Schneider flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: J Bard singled to left. R Branyan singled to left, J Bard
to second. H Bocachica lined out to left, J Bard thrown out at third.
T Sledge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Langerhans struck out swinging. M Chico grounded out to
shortstop. F Lopez lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: J Peavy struck out swinging. M Giles fouled out to second.
K Greene flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 5TH: C Guzman reached on infield single to second. R Zimmerman
grounded into double play, first to shortstop, C Guzman out at second. D Young
singled to right. A Kearns grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
D Young out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: A Gonzalez doubled to deep center. M Cameron flied out to
right, A Gonzalez to third. J Bard doubled to deep center, A Gonzalez scored.
R Branyan walked. W Abreu relieved M Chico. H Bocachica fouled out to first.
T Sledge doubled to right, J Bard scored, R Branyan to third. J Peavy struck
out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Church grounded out to pitcher. B Schneider struck out
swinging. R Langerhans singled to right. T Batista hit for W Abreu. T Batista
grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: S Rivera relieved W Abreu. M Giles grounded out to third.
K Greene grounded out to shortstop. A Gonzalez singled to left. M Cameron flied
out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 7TH: F Lopez flied out to center. C Guzman grounded out to
first. R Zimmerman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3,
WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: J Bard lined out to center. R Branyan flied out to left.
H Bocachica struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3,
WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 8TH: H Bell relieved J Peavy. P McAnulty in right field. D Young
singled to center. N Logan ran for D Young. A Kearns grounded into double
play, second to shortstop to first, N Logan out at second. R Church struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: C Cordero relieved S Rivera. R Fick at first base. T Sledge
lined out to left. P McAnulty fouled out to left. M Giles singled to right
center. K Greene flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3,
WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 9TH: B Schneider struck out swinging. R Langerhans lined out to
left. R Fick singled to center. R Fick caught stealing second, pitcher to
shortstop.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 10TH: J Rauch relieved C Cordero. A Gonzalez walked. M Cameron
struck out swinging. J Bard singled to center, A Gonzalez to third. R Branyan
struck out swinging. G Blum hit for H Bell. G Blum grounded out to first.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 10TH: C Meredith relieved H Bell. F Lopez flied out to center.
C Guzman singled to deep left center. R Zimmerman singled to right, C Guzman
to third. R Belliard hit for J Rauch. R Belliard reached on infield single to
second, C Guzman scored. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 4.</div>

 

Belliard's pinch-hit single leads Nationals

<h3>WASHINGTON 4, SAN DIEGO 3 (10 INNINGS)</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Pinch hitter Ronnie Belliard's RBIsingle scored Cristian Guzman in the bottom of the 10th inningto give the Washington Nationals a 4-3 victory over the SanDiego Padres on Friday night.

Guzman, who went 4-for-5, singled with one out and advanced tothird on a single to right by Ryan Zimmerman. Belliard thendelivered the game-winner off Padres reliever Cla Meredith(2-3).

Adrian Gonzalez drew a leadoff walk in the top of the 10thagainst Nationals right-hander Jon Rauch (3-1) and advanced tothird on a single up the middle by Josh Bard, who matched hiscareer high with four hits, including a pair of RBI doubles.

After sandwiching strikeouts of Mike Cameron and Russell Branyonaround Bard's single, Rauch got pinch hitter Geoff Blum tobounce out to first baseman Robert Fick to end the threat.

In the bottom of the ninth, Fick singled to center off Padresreliever Heath Bell with two outs and was caught stealing secondto end the inning.

Washington's Dmitri Young and Guzman wasted no time in gettingto Padres ace Jake Peavy, who allowed three earned runs on 10hits in seven innings. Peavy struck out seven and walked one.

Young, who went 4-for-4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers onThursday, matched a Nationals' record by hitting safely in sevenstraight at-bats with three hits against Peavy that helpedstake Washington to a 3-1 lead.

Young's seven straight hits matched the feat of former Nationalsoutfielder Brad Wilkerson, who hit safely in seven consecutiveat-bats April 6-7, 2005, at Philadelphia.

Young extended the streak to a franchise-record eightconsecutive hits with a single in the eighth inning off Bell,matching the mark set by Montreal Expos outfielder Andre Dawsonfrom June 4-7, 1983.

Guzman, who had three hits on Thursday, also hit safely in hisfirst three plate appearances against Peavy. Guzman singled andscored on a first-inning RBI double by Ryan Zimmerman, whoscored on Young's RBI single that gave Washington a 2-0 lead inthe first.

Guzman led off the third with a single, stole second and scoredon Young's RBI single for a 3-1 lead. He collected his fourthhit of the game on a single to left in the 10th.

The Padres scored a run in the second on back-to-back doubles byCameron and Bard, who was suspended Friday for three games andfined an undisclosed amount for making contact with umpire EdRapuano during the 11th inning of the Padres' game Thursdaynight in Pittsburgh.

Bard appealed the suspension that was scheduled to begin Fridaybut will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.

Gonzalez led off the Padres' sixth with a double to left-centerfield and scored on Bard's RBI double. Bard later scored for a3-3 tie off Terrmel Sledge's double that richocheted intoright-center field off the foot of second base umpire BobDavidson, eliciting boos from the crowd of 22,354 at RFKStadium.

Nationals lefthander Matt Chico allowed three earned runs onseven hits in 5.1 innings.

 

Belliard's pinch-hit single leads Nationals

<h3>WASHINGTON 4, SAN DIEGO 3 (10 INNINGS)</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- The Washington Nationals did not need abig hit to overcome the San Diego Padres.

Pinch hitter Ronnie Belliard's infield single scored CristianGuzman in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the WashingtonNationals a 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Fridaynight.

The ball barely made it out of the infield but Padres secondbaseman Marcus Giles could not make a play to prevent Guzmanfrom racing home with the winning run.

"Balls like that get hit and we lose, it's real frustrating,"Padres reliever Cla Meredith said. "That's kind of how it'sbeen going lately. Got the ground ball that I wanted and neededand ... that ball's hit a little harder a foot to the left or afoot to the right and the ball's caught, but it's just not howit works all the time."

Guzman, who went 4-for-5, singled with one out and advanced tothird on a single to right by Ryan Zimmerman. Belliard thendelivered the game-winner off Meredith (2-3).

"It don't matter what situation of the game is, I know that Ican go the other way," Belliard said. "I just came off thebench and (hitting coach) Lenny Harris said, 'Go out there<div class="pre">thinking like that and you will hit it just like that.' I hit</div>it off the end of my bat and broke my bat, but it doesn'tmatter, the run scored. I'm just glad the ball went to thatspot.

"Cristian Guzman got four hits and Dmitri (Young) got four hits.It made me want to go out there and do my job."

While Belliard had plenty to say, the other star of the game hadlong been sitting in the dugout and was too superstitious todiscuss his contribution.

"Talk to somebody else, seriously," said Young, whose foursingles coupled with four the previous night matched thefranchise record of eight consecutive hits set by Montreal Exposoutfielder Andre Dawson in June 1983.

Adrian Gonzalez drew a leadoff walk in the top of the 10thagainst Nationals right-hander Jon Rauch (3-1) and advanced tothird on a single up the middle by Josh Bard, who matched hiscareer high with four hits, including a pair of RBI doubles.

After sandwiching strikeouts of Mike Cameron and Russell Branyonaround Bard's single, Rauch got pinch hitter Geoff Blum tobounce out to first baseman Robert Fick to end the threat.

In the bottom of the ninth, Fick singled to center off Padresreliever Heath Bell with two outs and was caught stealing secondto end the inning.

Young and Guzman wasted no time in getting to Padres ace JakePeavy, who allowed three earned runs on 10 hits in seveninnings. Peavy struck out seven and walked one.

"I sure didn't have it tonight, that's for sure," Peavy said."And when you don't have it, you need for balls to be hit atpeople and not everywhere but at people."

Young, who went 4-for-4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers onThursday, matched a Nationals' record by hitting safely in sevenstraight at-bats with three hits against Peavy that helpedstake Washington to a 3-1 lead. The seven straight hits matchedthe feat of former Nationals outfielder Brad Wilkerson, who hitsafely in seven consecutive at-bats April 6-7, 2005, atPhiladelphia.

Young then extended the streak to a franchise-record eight witha single in the eighth inning off Bell.

"He's locked in," Nationals manager Manny Acta said. "You cantell by the way he's taking pitches. He's hitting everybody -hard throwers and soft tossers. Right now, he's in a zone.Don't go talk to him, please."

Peavy, too, knew that Young was on a tear.

"I knew he had been hot, yeah, but that's what happens whenyou're hot," Peavy said. "I made some good pitches to him andhe hit a couple ground balls that were just right out of the<div class="pre">reach of Marcus. What do you do? Guzman was the same way. I</div>made a bad pitch selection to Kearns and a bad pitch toZimmerman and they hit the ball hard down the line.

"Seven innnings and three runs ain't the worst in the world, butit's not certainly what I wanted to do. I just hated that if Ihad kept one or two of those runs off the board, we win thegame. I hate that."

Guzman, who had three hits on Thursday, also hit safely in hisfirst three plate appearances against Peavy. Guzman singled andscored on a first-inning RBI double by Zimmerman, who scored onYoung's RBI single that gave Washington a 2-0 lead in thefirst.

Guzman led off the third with a single, stole second and scoredon Young's RBI single for a 3-1 lead. Guzman collected his1,000th career hit with an infield single in the fifth and hisfourth hit of the game on a single to left in the 10th.

The Padres scored a run in the second on back-to-back doubles byCameron and Bard, who was suspended Friday for three games andfined an undisclosed amount for making contact with umpire EdRapuano during the 11th inning of the Padres' game Thursdaynight in Pittsburgh.

"I've just been working hard on trying to simplify things and Ifeel like things are starting to come around," Bard said. "I'mjust trying to get a good pitch to hit and I found some holestonight."

Bard appealed the suspension that was scheduled to begin Fridaybut will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.

"Nope. Nope," Bard replied when asked if the potentialsuspension had a bearing on his performance. "We'll appeal itand we'll go through the process. We'll just go through theprocess."

Gonzalez led off the Padres' sixth with a double to left-centerfield and scored on Bard's RBI double. Bard later scored for a3-3 tie off Terrmel Sledge's double that richocheted intoright-center field off the foot of second base umpire BobDavidson, eliciting boos from the crowd of 22,354 at RFKStadium.

Nationals lefthander Matt Chico allowed three earned runs onseven hits in 5 1/3 innings.