Two days ago, the Washington baseball team was swept in three games by Arizona State, the second team to do so this year.

Gonzaga is now one win away from being the third, as it wrenched a one-run lead away from the Huskies to win 7-3 Monday night in what has become a de facto three-game season series.

The UW’s struggle on the mound continued, as starting pitcher Adrian Gomez gave up a grand slam to Bulldog first baseman Ryan Wiegand in the fifth inning to give Gonzaga a 5-2 lead.

Wiegand had one other hit to go 2-4 with four RBI on the game.

His home run proved to be the winning margin, as the Bulldogs then tacked on two more runs, while Huskies added one to bring the game to the final margin.

Gomez got in trouble early in the fifth by allowing two straight singles to the first two batters of that inning.

Huskies head coach Ken Knutson described the UW’s strategy, which ended up backfiring.

“We had an open base, pitched around [him] to get to a [lefty on lefty matchup] and [Wiegand] hit the first pitch out, so we made a mistake there,” Knutson said.

Until then, Gomez was mostly error-free except in the third inning, when he gave up a single to Bulldog shortstop Ernesto Ortiz, who, two batters later, scored on a single from Gonzaga center fielder Drew Heid.

At that point, the Bulldogs only led 1-0.

The Huskies took a brief lead in the fifth on a two-run shot by right fielder Kyle Conley.

But the same problems that have plagued the Huskies during their current losing streak surfaced last night, as the Huskies once again gave away an early lead.

The Huskies attempted to mount a comeback in the top of the ninth, loading the bases with two outs before UW catcher Brett Wilcox struck out.

Conley led the Huskies in RBI with two by virtue of his two-run homer; his two hits led the Dawgs as well.

The UW’s third run was unearned.

Meanwhile, Gonzaga’s batters had a field day with three players knocking in runs, including Wiegand, Heid and pinch-hitter Grant Kveder.

On the mound, Gomez had a decent outing for the Huskies, considering their recent struggles, until the grand slam. He pitched 4 2/3 innings while giving up seven hits, five earned runs, a walk and a home run.

The Bulldogs’ Reedy Berg gave up only three earned runs on six hits, including a home run and one walk, while fanning four Huskies in five innings of work.

This was the Huskies’ fourth straight loss, but it may be attributed to injuries. Knutson said several players were out for Monday night’s game, including a player with a broken finger.

“We can’t afford too many injuries, “ Knutson said. “We’re down to about 14 position players.”

That said, at least the offense may be on track.

“I thought we swung the bat pretty well, even though we didn’t have much to show for it. We hit a lot of balls hard, for outs,” Knutson said. “One of our better offensive days in weeks.”

Reach reporter Honsen Lin at sports@dailyuw.com.