Game 31, Nationals at Giants

The Nationals conclude their three-game series with the San Francisco Giants today at SBC Park, and look to complete a three-game sweep and extend their winning streak to four games.

The line-ups:

	POS	Nationals (17-13)	POS	Giants (14-15)
1	CF	B Wilkerson (.299-3-14)	SS	O Vizquel (.295-0-9)
2	2B	J Carroll (.385-0-3)	3B	E Alfonzo (.330-2-19)
3	RF	J Guillen (.324-7-19)	RF	M Tucker (.215-3-14)
4	3B	V Castilla (.316-3-20)	LF	M Alou (.269-3-10)
5	1B	N Johnson (.314-3-17	1B	P Feliz (.321-5-26)
6	LF	J Hammonds (.250-0-0)	CF	L Niekro (.319-4-9)
7	SS	C Guzman (.239-1-5)	C	Y Torreabla (.353-1-3)
8	C	G Bennett (.240-0-5)	2B	D Cruz (.292-2-5)
9	P	E Loaiza (.143-0-0)	P	K Rueter (.200-0-1)

The pitchers:

Nationals: Esteban Loaiza – 1-2, 3.72 ERA
vs.
Giants: Kirk Rueter, 1-2, 4.96 ERA