Lombardozzi in left, Gonzalez on hill at Padres

By Josh Land

Nationals

May 17, 2013, 3:54pm

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Gio Gonzalez takes the mound tonight at San Diego looking to build on one of his best starts of the season. Gonzalez held the Cubs to two hits over seven scoreless innings Sunday, and was removed after just 86 pitches while holding a 1-0 lead. The Nationals went on to lose 2-1, but the left-hander seems to be on an upswing, having pitched consecutive quality starts for the first time in 2013. The Nats take aim at their second straight win to begin the Padres series with a pretty standard lineup. Steve Lombardozzi makes his fifth start of the year in left with Roger Bernadina taking a seat. For the Nats CF Denard Span LF Steve Lombardozzi RF Bryce Harper 3B Ryan Zimmerman 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond 2B Danny Espinosa C Kurt Suzuki LHP Gio Gonzalez For the Padres CF Chris Denorfia SS Everth Cabrera 3B Chase Headley LF Jesus Guzman 1B Kyle Blanks 2B Jedd Gyorko RF Will Venable C Nick Hundley RHP Burch Smith