Message #70574

[2k6nats]

May 1, 2007 - PETCO Park, 10:05

Chris Young 2-2, 4.33 ERA	Shawn Hill 2-2, 2.76 ERA
Marcus Giles (2B) Jose Cruz Jr. (LF) Brian Giles (RF) Adrian Gonzalez (1B) Khalil Greene (SS) Josh Bard (C) Mike Cameron (CF) Geoff Blum (3B) Chris Young (P)	Felipe Lopez (SS) Ronnie Belliard (2B) Ryan Zimmerman (3B) Ryan Church (CF) Austin Kearns (RF) Dmitri Young (1B) Kory Casto (LF) Brian Schneider (C) Shawn Hill (P)

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The Padres try to break out of their slump and avoid losing consecutive games to the lowly Washington Nationals  for the first time in nearly four years when they continue a three-game series on Tuesday night.

Chris Young (2-2, 4.33 ERA) starts for the Padres in the middle game, making his first Petco Park appearance after a couple of rough outings on the road.

Young has allowed 12 runs in 14 1-3 innings in his last three starts since throwing seven innings of four-hit ball in a 1-0 home win over San Francisco on April 9.

Right-hander Shawn Hill  (2-2, 2.76) has shown improvement in each of his starts this season, and starts for the Nationals on Tuesday.

Hill gave up two runs and four hits in a career-high eight-plus innings in Thursday's 4-2 win over Philadelphia. The right-hander has allowed two earned runs in his five starts this year.