Giants Outlast Nationals in 13 Innings

Omar Vizquel's double in the 13th drove the winning run for the Giants as they edged the Nats and avoided a three-game sweep. Vizquel had three hits and three RBI on the night to lead the Giants.

Jamey Carroll, filling in for an injured Jose Vidro, had four hits and Jose Guillen homered and drove in two for Washington. Guillen leads the team with eight homers so far this year. Esteban Loaiza had another hard luck performance as he pitched well for seven and two-thirds innings but came away with a no-decision. Jon Rauch took the loss despite allowing only one run in three innings.

The Nats had a chance to go in front in the tenth with runners at first and third and one out, but Nick Johnson struck out, however, and Endy Chavez grounded out to end the threat.

Interestingly, every team in the NL East entered the day with winning streaks of at least two games (the Nats' streak was three), but four of the five clubs lost today (Atlanta was the lone winner). The Nats lose ground only to the Braves and remain in third place in the division.

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