Kouzmanoff, Baek help Padres finish sweep of Nats

Well, at least the San Diego Padres can call themselves the best of the worst in the National League.

Adrian Gonzalez's 35th homer and Kevin Kouzmanoff's three RBIs backed Cha Seung Baek's strong start, and the Padres beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 Sunday to sweep a three-game series between the NL's worst teams.

"Things aren't going our way, but I think we just do the best we can with the things we can control _ running balls out, playing hard, and just trying to stay in the game mentally," Kouzmanoff said. "At this point in the season, it's hard to just hang them up, shut it down, quit early. I think it's important for us to finish …