Matt Chico, Jon Rauch and Chad Cordero combine on the 4-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over the Padres. Chico's 5th win gives him sole possession of the league lead in that category. Cordero pitches a scoreless final inning for the 2nd straight day, this time earning his 7th save and lowering his ERA to a still horrible 11.57.

Chico also helped win the game with his bat, knocking in the only 2 runs of the game with his 2nd inning bases-loaded single.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2007 Washington Nationals At 2007 San Diego Padres 5/2/2007

Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Padres AB R H RBI AVG
F.Lopez SS 3 0 0 0 .266 M.Giles 2B 4 0 0 0 .182
R.Belliard 2B 4 0 0 0 .286 H.Bell P 0 0 0 0 .000
R.Zimmerman 3B 4 0 1 0 .259 J.Cruz LF 3 0 0 0 .154
A.Kearns RF 3 0 1 0 .297 B.Giles RF 4 0 0 0 .241
R.Church CF 4 0 2 0 .176 A.Gonzalez 1B 3 0 0 0 .265
B.Schneider C 4 1 1 0 .256 K.Greene SS 3 0 1 0 .283
R.Fick 1B 3 1 1 0 .129 J.Bard C 4 0 1 0 .243
K.Casto LF 3 0 0 0 .053 M.Cameron CF 4 0 1 0 .226
M.Chico P 3 0 1 2 .154 K.Kouzmanoff 3B 4 0 0 0 .272
J.Rauch P 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Hensley P 2 0 1 0 .643
B-M.Restovich PH 1 0 0 0 .130 A-O.Robles PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .333
C.Cordero P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 2 7 2 Totals 32 0 4 0

A-Pinch Hit For Hensley In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Rauch In 9th Inning

Nationals....... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
Padres.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0

Nationals (17-11) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
M.Chico WIN(5-0) 7 3 0 0 3 2 0 113 2.83
J.Rauch HOLD(6th) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.08
C.Cordero SAVE(7th) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 11.57
Totals 9 4 0 0 3 3 0

Padres (13-15) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
C.Hensley LOSS(1-3) 7 5 2 2 3 3 0 100 7.03
H.Bell 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 34 2.12
Totals 9 7 2 2 4 6 0

ATTENDANCE- 22,281 DATE- Wednesday, May 2nd 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Marvin Hudson, Ed Montague, Jerry Layne, Bill Miller
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 7 Padres: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0 Padres: 2
ERRORS- F.Lopez
DOUBLES- B.Schneider(7th), K.Greene(13th)
WALKS- F.Lopez, A.Kearns, R.Fick, K.Casto, J.Cruz , A.Gonzalez, K.Greene
STRIKE OUTS- R.Belliard, R.Zimmerman-2, R.Fick, K.Casto, M.Restovich, M.Giles,
J.Cruz , K.Kouzmanoff
GIDP- B.Schneider-2

Matt Chico(5-0) and Clay Hensley(1-3) treated the San Diego fans to a fine
pitching duel at Petco Park. The Washington Nationals eventually emerged as
victors over the San Diego Padres by the score of 2 to 0.

Chico gave a fine effort for Washington. He allowed 3 hits and 3 walks in 7
innings reducing his ERA from 3.54 to 2.83. Neither team managed to score
after the 2nd inning.

Chico got help from Chad Cordero who was credited with his 7th save.








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