Recap: Washington vs. San Diego
Sports Network | September 21, 2008
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Kevin Kouzmanoff had two doubles and drove in three runs to give the San Diego Padres a 6-2 victory to complete a three- game sweep of the Washington Nationals.
Adrian Gonzalez homered and scored three times while Edgar Gonzalez added two more runs scored for the Padres, who have won three in a row following a two- game skid. Cha Seung Baek (6-10) allowed only one run on five hits in seven strong innings, with five strikeouts, to earn the win.
Ryan Zimmerman homered and drove in both runs for the Nationals, losers of five straight. Odalis Perez (7-11) gave up three runs on five hits and a walk while tying a career-high with 11 strikeouts in taking the loss.
The Padres went up early in the first. Edgar Gonzalez hit a one-out single and Adrian Gonzalez doubled him over to third. Kouzmanoff gave San Diego a 2-0 lead with a two-run double to left.
Adrian Gonzalez gave San Diego a three-run cushion in the sixth, launching his 35th homer of the year.
Zimmerman got the Nationals on the board in the home sixth with his 13th homer of the year, a solo shot to make it 3-1.
San Diego put the game away in the eighth. With runners on first and second and nobody out, Kouzmanoff hit his second double of the game to plate Edgar Gonzalez, who reached on a error, off Saul Rivera. Chase Headley hit an RBI single while Nick Hundley added a sacrifice fly for a 6-1 Padres advantage.
Zimmerman hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth for Washington to cap the scoring at 6-2.
San Diego wins the season series 5-1...Adrian Gonzalez's double gives him 30 on the year, while Kouzmanoff now has 31...Willie Harris had two hits in the game for Washington.
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