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Nationals seek to win first series of season

May 2, 2007 - 1:30 PM Washington (9-18) at San Diego (14-13) 10:05 pm EDT

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres hope to prevent the Washington Nationals from winning their first series of the season when the teams face off Wednesday in the rubber game of a three-game series at Petco Park.

The Padres earned a 3-0 win Tuesday night behind eight strong innings from Chris Young.

San Diego has scored just 23 runs in its past seven games, posting a 2-5 mark over that stretch.

The Padres' dormant offense will take a crack at Nationals starter Matt Chico (2-2, 5.70 ERA) on Wednesday. The rookie lefthander has yet to make it through the sixth inning this season.

In his last start, Chico tossed a season-high 5 1/3 frames - yielding two runs and nine hits - in a 4-3 win over the New York Mets last Friday. The 23-year-old now has yielded 33 hits and 16 walks in 23 2/3 innings over five starts in 2007.

The Padres will counter with Clay Hensley (1-3, 7.86), who picked up his first win of the season in his last outing. The 27-year-old righthander allowed two runs and six hits in a season-high 6 1/3 frames last Friday against the Dodgers but did not factor in the decision.

San Diego's recent struggles at the plate have dropped it to 13th in the National League with a .242 average. Washington remains last in the league with a .230 mark.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    WASHINGTON 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 0
    SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 x 7 9 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: WAS - MATT CHICO, LEVALE SPEIGNER (4TH), RYAN WAGNER (5TH), RAY KING
    (7TH), JESUS COLOME (8TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
    SDG - CLAY HENSLEY, DOUG BROCAIL (3RD), HEATH BEL

    May 3 12:52 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY TERRMEL SLEDGE SCORED MIKE CAMERON.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T SLEDGE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
    SAN DIEGO 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: O ROBLES (.125, 0-FOR-1)

    Nationals vs. PadresMay 3 12:41 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ (8) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 8TH OFF RAY KING.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3, SAN DIEGO 6
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.259, 1-FOR-3, RBI)

    Nationals vs. PadresMay 3 12:29 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ROBERT FICK SCORED RYAN CHURCH AND BRIAN
    SCHNEIDER.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R FICK ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
    SAN DIEGO 5 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: K CASTO (.158, 0-FOR-2)

    Nationals vs. PadresMay 3 12:02 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MARCUS GILES SCORED MIKE CAMERON AND GEOFF BLUM.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M GILES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    SAN DIEGO 5 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J CRUZ JR (.338, 0-FOR-2)

    Nationals vs. PadresMay 2 11:21 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY GEOFF BLUM SCORED JOSH BARD.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, G BLUM ON SECOND, M CAMERON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    SAN DIEGO 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.330, 1-FOR-2)

    Nationals vs. PadresMay 2 11:21 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF SCORED KHALIL GREENE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M CAMERON ON FIRST, J BARD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    SAN DIEGO 2 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: D BROCAIL (.000, 0-FOR-1)

    Nationals vs. PadresMay 2 11:18 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY KHALIL GREENE SCORED ADRIAN GONZALEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GREENE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    SAN DIEGO 1 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J BARD (.267, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Nationals vs. PadresMay 2 11:10 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    WASHINGTON 1 1 2 0
    SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MATT CHICO
    SDG - CLAY HENSLEY

    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.327, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
    J CRUZ JR (.348, 4 HR, 8 RBI)
    B GILES (.288, 1 HR, 9 RBI)

    Nationals vs. PadresMay 2 10:15 PM

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