MLB: Washington 9, Seattle 3

WASHINGTON, June 10 (UPI) -- Brian Schneider's two-run single put Washington ahead during a six-run eighth Friday night and the streaking Nationals downed Seattle, 9-3.

Washington won its eighth straight and its 11th out of 12 to maintain a lead in the National League East.

Junior Spivey scored twice during Washington's late-game surge, completing a long day in which he was traded from Milwaukee and then arrived by train from Philadelphia after the game had started.

The loss went to reliever Shigetoshi Hasegawa (1-2), who faltered in the eighth inning. The Washington rally made a winner out of Luis Ayala (6-3), who worked a scoreless eighth.