Jake Peavy picked up where he left off in his last start. He struck out 16 in seven innings at Arizona, and home tonight against the Nationals he already struck out seven in five innings. That gives him 42 K in 37 1/3 innings this season.

Update: The first four Nationals reach base in the seventh, pushing a run across to make the score 3-1 Washington and loading the bases. Black leaves Peavy in the game. He strikes out the next two batters and retires in the side on a fly ball. He's losing, but he's struck out 10 and walked 2 through seven innings. San Diego needs to find Jake some runs.

Meanwhile, Patterson leaves after six innings, allowing just the one run. That's five starts in a row for the Nationals in which the starter allowed two runs or less.