GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (32-23) at WASHINGTON (23-33)

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Rauch relieved B Traber.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 7
WASHINGTON 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: S Linebrink (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Fick at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 7
WASHINGTON 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: S Linebrink (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Cameron hit for S Linebrink.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 7
WASHINGTON 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M Cameron (.240, 5 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 7 9 1
WASHINGTON 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - SCOTT LINEBRINK (OUT)
WAS - JON RAUCH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J FLORES (.227, 0-FOR-3)
N LOGAN (.231, 1-FOR-3)
R FICK (.203, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (7) VS WASHINGTON (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 .278
T Sledge lf 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .234
A Gonzalez 1b 4 0 1 2 1 1 4 .302
J Bard c 4 1 1 4 0 0 4 .264
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .205
K Greene ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
P McAnulty rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .179
H Bocachica cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .111
D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .095
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Branyan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Cameron ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239

Totals 36 7 9 7 3 6 11

a-flied out to center for C Meredith in the 7th; b-lined out to center for S
Linebrink in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (15, J Simontacchi); T Sledge (5, J Colome). HR - J
Bard (2, 1st inning off J Simontacchi 2 on, 1 Out), H Bocachica (1, 5th inning
off J Simontacchi 0 on, 1 Out). SF - J Bard. RBI - J Bard 4 (18), H Bocachica
(1), A Gonzalez 2 (39). 2-out RBI - A Gonzalez 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Bard 2, K Kouzmanoff 1. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - K Kouzmanoff (6, ground ball). DP: 1 (K Greene-M Giles-A
Gonzalez).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Guzman ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320
R Belliard 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .290
R Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .250
D Young 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Kearns rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .254
R Church lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259
J Flores c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227
N Logan cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .231
J Simontacchi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Batista ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Langerhans ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .169
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 31 3 8 3 1 3 11

a-singled to center for S Rivera in the 5th; b-walked for J Colome in the
7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (6, D Wells). HR - R Zimmerman (8, 3rd inning off D
Wells 1 on, 2 Out). S - J Simontacchi. RBI - R Belliard (15), R Zimmerman 2
(30). 2-out RBI - R Belliard, R Zimmerman 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Zimmerman 1, J Flores 1. GIDP - R Belliard. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - R Zimmerman (10, throw).


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SAN DIEGO - 300 030 100 -- 7
WASHINGTON - 003 000 00 -- 3
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 5 5 3 3 0 2 1 4.79
C Meredith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.62
H Bell 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.08
S Linebrink 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.10

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi 4 2/3 5 6 4 1 4 2 5.61
S Rivera 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
J Colome 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 2.43
B Traber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.79
J Rauch 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.91

IBB - A Gonzalez (by J Colome). Pitches-strikes: D Wells 86-62; C Meredith
12-8; H Bell 21-13; S Linebrink 16-11; J Simontacchi 65-43; S Rivera 4-3; J
Colome 26-18; B Traber 13-9; J Rauch 16-12. Ground balls-fly balls: D Wells
6-7; C Meredith 3-0; H Bell 2-0; S Linebrink 0-3; J Simontacchi 1-9; S Rivera
1-0; J Colome 1-3; B Traber 1-2; J Rauch 0-3. Batters faced: D Wells 21; C
Meredith 4; H Bell 4; S Linebrink 4; J Simontacchi 21; S Rivera 1; J Colome 10;
B Traber 3; J Rauch 5.

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

Weather: 69 degrees, rain. Wind: 13 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
SDG: DOUG BROCAIL (2-0, 1.82) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 7, WASHINGTON 3

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J FLORES (.227, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Brocail relieved S Linebrink.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 7
WASHINGTON 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J Flores (.227, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 7 9 1
WASHINGTON 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - DAVID WELLS, CLA MEREDITH (6TH), HEATH BELL (7TH), SCOTT
LINEBRINK (8TH), DOUG BROCAIL (9TH) AND JOSH BARD

WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI, SAUL RIVERA (5TH), JESUS
COLOME (6TH), BILLY TRABER (8TH), JON RAUCH (9TH) AND JESUS
FLORES

HOME RUNS: SDG - JOSH BARD (2) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
HIRAM BOCACHICA (1) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 5TH, 0 ON


WAS - RYAN ZIMMERMAN (8) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 3RD, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 7 9 1
WASHINGTON 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - DAVID WELLS, CLA MEREDITH (6TH), HEATH BELL (7TH), SCOTT
LINEBRINK (8TH), DOUG BROCAIL (9TH) AND JOSH BARD

WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI, SAUL RIVERA (5TH), JESUS
COLOME (6TH), BILLY TRABER (8TH), JON RAUCH (9TH) AND JESUS
FLORES


WP - DAVID WELLS (3-3)
LP - JASON SIMONTACCHI (2-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: SDG - JOSH BARD (2) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
HIRAM BOCACHICA (1) OFF JASON SIMONTACCHI IN THE 5TH, 0 ON


WAS - RYAN ZIMMERMAN (8) OFF DAVID WELLS IN THE 3RD, 1 ON


TIME: 2:42 ATT: 26,967

PROBABLES: PIT - SHAWN CHACON (1-0, 2.84)
WAS - MIKE BACSIK (1-1, 2.29)

PROBABLES: LOS - JASON SCHMIDT (1-2, 7.36)
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (6-3, 2.42)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (7) VS WASHINGTON (3) - FINAL

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 .278
T Sledge lf 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .234
A Gonzalez 1b 4 0 1 2 1 1 4 .302
J Bard c 4 1 1 4 0 0 4 .264
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .205
K Greene ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
P McAnulty rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .179
H Bocachica cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .111
D Wells p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .095
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Branyan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Cameron ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 36 7 9 7 3 6 11

a-flied out to center for C Meredith in the 7th; b-lined out to center for S
Linebrink in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (15, J Simontacchi); T Sledge (5, J Colome). HR - J
Bard (2, 1st inning off J Simontacchi 2 on, 1 Out), H Bocachica (1, 5th inning
off J Simontacchi 0 on, 1 Out). SF - J Bard. RBI - J Bard 4 (18), H Bocachica
(1), A Gonzalez 2 (39). 2-out RBI - A Gonzalez 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Bard 2, K Kouzmanoff 1. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - K Kouzmanoff (6, ground ball). DP: 1 (K Greene-M Giles-A
Gonzalez).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Guzman ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320
R Belliard 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .290
R Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .250
D Young 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Kearns rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .254
R Church lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .259
J Flores c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222
N Logan cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .227
J Simontacchi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Batista ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Langerhans ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .169
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 34 3 8 3 1 3 11

a-singled to center for S Rivera in the 5th; b-walked for J Colome in the
7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (6, D Wells). HR - R Zimmerman (8, 3rd inning off D
Wells 1 on, 2 Out). S - J Simontacchi. RBI - R Belliard (15), R Zimmerman 2
(30). 2-out RBI - R Belliard, R Zimmerman 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - R Zimmerman 1, J Flores 1. GIDP - R Belliard. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - R Zimmerman (10, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN DIEGO - 300 030 100 -- 7
WASHINGTON - 003 000 000 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells (W, 3-3) 5 5 3 3 0 2 1 4.79
C Meredith (H, 7) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.62
H Bell 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.08
S Linebrink 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.10
D Brocail 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.75

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Simontacchi (L, 2-4) 4 2/3 5 6 4 1 4 2 5.61
S Rivera 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
J Colome 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 2.43
B Traber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.79
J Rauch 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.91

IBB - A Gonzalez (by J Colome). Pitches-strikes: D Wells 86-62; C Meredith
12-8; H Bell 21-13; S Linebrink 16-11; D Brocail 10-8; J Simontacchi 65-43; S
Rivera 4-3; J Colome 26-18; B Traber 13-9; J Rauch 16-12. Ground balls-fly
balls: D Wells 6-7; C Meredith 3-0; H Bell 2-0; S Linebrink 0-3; D Brocail 2-1;
J Simontacchi 1-9; S Rivera 1-0; J Colome 1-3; B Traber 1-2; J Rauch 0-3.
Batters faced: D Wells 21; C Meredith 4; H Bell 4; S Linebrink 4; D Brocail 3;
J Simontacchi 21; S Rivera 1; J Colome 10; B Traber 3; J Rauch 5.

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

T--2:42. Att--26,967.
Weather: 69 degrees, rain. Wind: 13 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN DIEGO 7
WASHINGTON 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (7) AT WASHINGTON (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAN DIEGO 1ST: M Giles singled to left. T Sledge reached on bunt single to
pitcher, M Giles to second. A Gonzalez flied out to left. J Bard homered to
right, M Giles and T Sledge scored. K Kouzmanoff lined out to third. K Greene
flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: N Logan singled to right. J Simontacchi sacrificed to
pitcher, N Logan to second. C Guzman grounded out to first, N Logan to third.
R Belliard doubled to deep left, N Logan scored. R Zimmerman homered to left,
R Belliard scored. D Young lined out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: P McAnulty struck out swinging. H Bocachica homered to left
center. D Wells flied out to center. M Giles safe at second on throwing error
by third baseman R Zimmerman. T Sledge walked. A Gonzalez doubled to deep
right, M Giles and T Sledge scored. S Rivera relieved J Simontacchi. J Bard
grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 6, WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: R Branyan hit for C Meredith. R Branyan flied out to center.
M Giles singled to center. T Sledge doubled to right, M Giles to third.
A Gonzalez intentionally walked. J Bard hit sacrifice fly to right, M Giles
scored, T Sledge to third. K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 7, WASHINGTON 3.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (7) AT WASHINGTON (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Diego Starting Lineups -- M Giles 2B, T Sledge LF, A Gonzalez 1B, J Bard C,
K Kouzmanoff 3B, K Greene SS, P McAnulty RF, H Bocachica CF, D Wells LHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- C Guzman SS, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
D Young 1B, A Kearns RF, R Church LF, J Flores C, N Logan CF, J Simontacchi RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Rain, wind in from center at 13 mph.


SAN DIEGO 1ST: M Giles singled to left. T Sledge reached on bunt single to
pitcher, M Giles to second. A Gonzalez flied out to left. J Bard homered to
right, M Giles and T Sledge scored. K Kouzmanoff lined out to third. K Greene
flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: C Guzman safe at first on error by third baseman
K Kouzmanoff. R Belliard grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Guzman
out at second. R Zimmerman fouled out to first. D Young grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: P McAnulty struck out looking. H Bocachica lined out to
left. D Wells struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns grounded out to pitcher. R Church struck out
swinging. J Flores struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3,
WASHINGTON 0.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: M Giles flied out to left. T Sledge flied out to right.
A Gonzalez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: N Logan singled to right. J Simontacchi sacrificed to
pitcher, N Logan to second. C Guzman grounded out to first, N Logan to third.
R Belliard doubled to deep left, N Logan scored. R Zimmerman homered to left,
R Belliard scored. D Young lined out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: J Bard grounded out to second. K Kouzmanoff flied out to
center. K Greene flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3,
WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 4TH: A Kearns lined out to center. R Church singled to left.
J Flores flied out to right. N Logan lined out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: P McAnulty struck out swinging. H Bocachica homered to left
center. D Wells flied out to center. M Giles safe at second on throwing error
by third baseman R Zimmerman. T Sledge walked. A Gonzalez doubled to deep
right, M Giles and T Sledge scored. S Rivera relieved J Simontacchi. J Bard
grounded out to first. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 6, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 5TH: T Batista hit for S Rivera. T Batista singled to center.
C Guzman grounded out to second, T Batista to second. R Belliard flied out to
center. R Zimmerman lined out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6,
WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: J Colome relieved S Rivera. K Kouzmanoff struck out
swinging. K Greene grounded out to shortstop. P McAnulty singled to center.
H Bocachica flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6,
WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 6TH: C Meredith relieved D Wells. D Young grounded out to
second. A Kearns reached on infield single to shortstop. R Church grounded
out to second, A Kearns to second. J Flores grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 6, WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: R Branyan hit for C Meredith. R Branyan flied out to center.
M Giles singled to center. T Sledge doubled to right, M Giles to third.
A Gonzalez intentionally walked. J Bard hit sacrifice fly to right, M Giles
scored, T Sledge to third. K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 7, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 7TH: H Bell relieved C Meredith. N Logan struck out swinging.
R Langerhans hit for J Colome. R Langerhans walked. C Guzman singled to left,
R Langerhans to second. R Belliard grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, C Guzman out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 7,
WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: B Traber relieved J Colome. K Greene flied out to center.
P McAnulty grounded out to second. H Bocachica flied out to right. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 7, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 8TH: S Linebrink relieved H Bell. R Zimmerman flied out to
right. D Young flied out to center. A Kearns reached on infield single to
second. R Church flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 7,
WASHINGTON 3.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: J Rauch relieved B Traber. R Fick at first base. M Cameron
hit for S Linebrink. M Cameron lined out to center. M Giles singled to right.
T Sledge walked, M Giles to second. A Gonzalez flied out to left. J Bard
lined out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 7, WASHINGTON 3.

WASHINGTON 9TH: D Brocail relieved S Linebrink. J Flores grounded out to
shortstop. N Logan grounded out to second. R Fick lined out to pitcher.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 7, WASHINGTON 3.</div>

 

Bard's four RBI lifts Padres over Nationals

<h3>SAN DIEGO 7, WASHINGTON 3</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Behind a career-high four RBIperformance from Josh Bard, the San Diego Padres outlasted therain and the Washington Nationals to win their seventhconsecutive series on Sunday with a 7-3 victory.

Bard blasted a three-run homer in the first inning and added asacrifice fly in the seventh to account for San Diego's finalrun.

After Bard's homer, the Nationals struck back in the thirdinning on an RBI double by Ronnie Belliard, followed by atwo-run, upper-deck homer by third baseman Ryan Zimmerman.

San Diego regained the lead in the fifth inning on a solo shotby Hiram Bocachica off Washington starter Jason Simontacchi.Marcus Giles reached on a throwing error by third basemanZimmerman and Terrmel Sledge walked before Adrian Gonzalezplated both, with a double to right field, making it 6-3 toknock Simontacchi out of the game.

Simontacchi (2-4) suffered through his second consecutive roughouting, allowing four earned runs on five hits and a walk. Therighthander struck out four.

David Wells (3-3) pitched five innings to earn the win. Heallowed three runs on five hits in five innings. The lefthanderstruck out a pair and did not walk a batter.

The 44-year-old Wells continued his success against theWashington-Montreal franchise, winning his sixth straightmatchup. For his career he has a 5-3 mark in 10 starts in theseries.

After Wells went the first five innings, the Padres got ascoreless inning each from relievers Cla Meredith, Heath Bell,Scott Linebrink and Doug Brocail.

Bell got out of a jam in the seventh inning. With one out RyanLangerhans walked and Cristian Guzman singled to left field.The rally ended when Belliard grounded into a double play andthe Nationals did not threaten again.

Offensively Giles had a three-hit day and was on base four timesfor the Padres. Sledge added a pair of hits.

Washington's Dmitri Young went hitless a day after his franchiserecord eight straight hits was snapped Saturday.

 

Bard's four RBI lifts Padres over Nationals

<h3>SAN DIEGO 7, WASHINGTON 3</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Behind a career-high four RBIperformance from Josh Bard, the San Diego Padres outlasted therain and the Washington Nationals to win their seventhconsecutive series on Sunday with a 7-3 victory in a persistentrain.

Bard blasted a three-run homer in the first inning and added asacrifice fly in the seventh to account for San Diego's finalrun.

"I think the biggest thing today was -- we talked about itbefore the game -- there was a big sense of urgency, just theway the weather was," Bard said. "I don't know if that focusedus a little more."

The Padres won their seventh straight series and have won 22 oftheir last 28 games against the Montreal/Washington franchisesince Aug. 2003.

"We're just excited getting out of here taking two of three,"Bard said.

After Bard's homer, the Nationals struck back in the thirdinning on an RBI double by Ronnie Belliard, followed by atwo-run, upper-deck homer by third baseman Ryan Zimmerman.

The ball was one of the longest hit at RFK Stadium.

"I hit it good," Zimmerman said. "That was pretty good thenbecause it put us back in the game."

San Diego regained the lead in the fifth inning on a solo shotby Hiram Bocachica off Washington starter Jason Simontacchi.Marcus Giles reached on a throwing error by third basemanZimmerman and Terrmel Sledge walked before Adrian Gonzalezplated both, with a double to right field, making it 6-3 toknock Simontacchi out of the game.

Simontacchi (2-4) suffered through his second consecutive roughouting, allowing four earned runs on five hits and a walk. Therighthander struck out four.

David Wells (3-3) pitched five innings in a steady rain to earnthe win. He allowed three runs on five hits in five innings.The lefthander struck out a pair and did not walk a batter inthe persistent rain.

"Terrible, terrible and even worse," said Wells of the weatherconditions. "You were lucky to have a dry ball at any giventime. It was terrible. I'm glad we played, but I don't know whywe should. Somebody could have gotten hurt."

The 44-year-old Wells continued his success against theWashington-Montreal franchise, winning his sixth straightmatchup. For his career he has a 5-3 mark in 10 starts in theseries.

"You're carrying 20 extra pounds being soaking wet. You getfrustrated," Wells said. "I've never been the guy to be the five<div class="pre">and die kind of guy, but I said 'enough.' I was frustrated...</div>I don't know how I had a curve ball today."

After Wells went the first five innings, the Padres got ascoreless inning each from relievers Cla Meredith, Heath Bell,Scott Linebrink and Doug Brocail.

Bell got out of a jam in the seventh inning. With one out RyanLangerhans walked and Cristian Guzman singled to left field.The rally ended when Belliard grounded into a double play andthe Nationals did not threaten again.

Offensively Giles had a three-hit day and was on base four timesfor the Padres. Sledge added a pair of hits.

Washington's Dmitri Young went hitless a day after his franchiserecord eight straight hits was snapped Saturday.

"We played a good game," Zimmerman said. "It was just a sloppygame."