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Padres trying to end seven-game slide vs. Mariners

Jun 29, 2008 - 1:14 PM Seattle (30-50) at San Diego (32-50), 4:05 pm EDT

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres hope to avoid an eighth consecutive loss when they host the Seattle Mariners on Sunday in the finale of a three-game interleague series.

Adrian Beltre collected three hits and drove in a pair of runs Saturday, leading the Mariners to their fourth win in five contests with a 4-2 victory. Beltre is batting .248 with 14 home runs and 38 RBI this season.

San Diego, which has lost 11 of its previous 12 games, will turn to ace Jake Peavy (5-4, 2.77 ERA) in hopes of reversing its fourtunes.

The reigning National League Cy Young winner, Peavy allowed a run and five hits with a walk and six strikeouts over six innings during Tuesday's 3-1 setback to the Minnesota Twins.

The 27-year-old Peavy will be opposed by Erik Bedard (4-4, 3.97), who missed his last scheduled start because of back spasms but is now healthy enough to fill in for the ailing Felix Hernandez.

Bedard, who has not won this month despite posting a 3.63 ERA over his four starts in June, lasted just three frames in a 10-2 triumph over the Atlanta Braves on June 20.