Nats on the rise versus Padres in D.C.

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06/02/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals are catching fire and will continue a three-game series this evening with the San Diego Padres at RFK Stadium.

Washington posted a 4-3 win in 10 innings in the series opener on Friday, as Ronnie Belliard came through with an RBI single in the 10th to lift Washington to its second straight win and seventh in 10 tries.

Cristian Guzman hit a single to left with one away and hustled to third on Ryan Zimmerman's single to right. Guzman then crossed the plate on Belliard's single to right field to win the game. Zimmerman went 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI and Guzman finished 4-for-5 with three runs scored for Washington, which is still last in the NL East standings.

Dmitri Young had two runs batted in and went 4-for-4 for the second straight game, matching a franchise record with hits in eight consecutive plate appearances. He is now tied with Andre "The Hawk" Dawson, who accomplished the feat in 1983 for the Montreal Expos.

Nats pitcher Matt Chico started on the hill and was charged with three runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings for the no decision. Jon Rauch got the win in relief after hurling a scoreless 10th inning.

Washington will send rookie Levale Speigner to the hill this evening and he is 1-1 with an 8.39 ERA over 15 games (3 starts) in 2007.

Speigner was dealt the loss in his last outing on May 26 against St. Louis, permitting eight runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings of work.

The young lefty was perfect through one-third of an inning in his only appearance against San Diego on May 2. The Nats lost the game, 7-3.

Justin Germano gets the nod for the Padres tonight and is 3-0 with a 1.08 ERA in four starts this season. He has lasted at least six innings in each of his four trips to the mound.

Germano defeated the Milwaukee Brewers his last time out on May 26, yielding two runs and five hits through six innings.

The right-hander has never faced Washington in his career.

San Diego entered Friday's game having won two straight, five of six and 10 of its last 13 games. But it suffered the loss on Friday even though ace pitcher Jake Peavy gave up three runs on 10 hits in seven innings of work. Reliever Cla Meredith was dealt the loss after his performance in the 10th inning.

Josh Bard went 4-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored and Terrmel Sledge drove in the other run for the Padres, who are a game behind both Los Angeles and Arizona for the top spot in the NL West division.

Bard was suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for aggressive actions in the top of the 11th inning of San Diego's 4-2 extra-inning win over Pittsburgh at PNC Park on Thursday. He obviously appealed the suspension.

San Diego took two of three games against Washington from April 30 - May 2 at Petco Park and has won six of seven at RFK Stadium. The Padres own an 18-5 mark over the previous 23 matchups with the Montreal/Washington franchise.

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The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.

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