Livan, Nats hit hard in loss to Dodgers

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals endured one of their toughest losses of the season, as they fell to the Dodgers, 14-2, at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.

Livan, Nats hit hard in loss to Dodgers....

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal, SS 5 2 4 4 0 0 1 .262
1-Castro, J, PR-SS-2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Ethier, RF 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .281
a-Pierre, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314
Ramirez, M, LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .302
b-Repko, PH-RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000
Kemp, CF 5 1 1 2 0 0 4 .306
Loney, 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .286
Blake, 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .280
c-DeWitt, PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158
Belliard, 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .264
d-Thome, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Kershaw, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109
Martin, C 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .256
Ellis, A, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kuroda, P 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .143
Belisario, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
e-Hu, PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 40 14 15 14 5 2 16

a-Walked for Ethier in the 7th. b-Hit a sacrifice fly for Ramirez, M in the 7th. c-Grounded into a forceout for Blake in the 7th. d-Grounded out for Belliard in the 8th. e-Struck out for Belisario in the 8th.
1-Ran for Furcal in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Furcal (26, Hernandez, L), Ramirez, M (23, Hernandez, L), Loney (25, Estrada), Belliard (12, Rivera, S).
HR: Blake (18, 7th inning off Rivera, S, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Furcal 5; Ramirez, M 2; Kemp; Loney 4; Blake 5; Belliard 3; Martin; Kuroda.
RBI: Ramirez, M (60), Belliard (37), Furcal 4 (44), Ethier (102), Kemp 2 (97), Loney 2 (89), Blake 2 (77), Repko (1).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, M; Kemp; Loney 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kemp; Blake; Furcal; DeWitt.
S: Kuroda.
SF: Repko.
GIDP: Kemp.
Team RISP: 7-for-17.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Furcal (19, fielding).
DP: (Blake-Belliard-Loney).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .224
Guzman, C, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285
Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .290
Orr, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
Dunn, A, 1B 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 .279
Morse, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .272
Segovia, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, Al, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
Dukes, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257
Bard, J, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234
Desmond, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .343
Hernandez, L, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .146
Estrada, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Padilla, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095
Rivera, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Garate, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maxwell, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230
Totals 31 2 4 2 4 10 11

a-Grounded out for Estrada in the 5th.

BATTING
3B: Harris, W (5, Kuroda).
HR: Dunn, A (38, 3rd inning off Kuroda, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Harris, W 3; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 4; Bard, J.
RBI: Dunn, A 2 (103).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham.
GIDP: Willingham.
Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Harris, W (4, fielding), Willingham (6, throw), Desmond (4, fielding).
DP: (Guzman, C-Desmond-Dunn, A).


LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kuroda (W, 8-6) 6.0 4 2 0 2 6 1 3.65
Belisario 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.89
Kershaw 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2.85

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L (L, 8-12) 3.2 8 8 8 4 0 0 5.53
Estrada 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 9.64
Rivera, S 1.0 3 5 4 0 0 1 6.34
Garate 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 22.50
Segovia 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10.80
Kensing 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.09

Rivera, S pitched to 5 batters in the 7th.
Garate pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

IBB: Martin (by Hernandez, L).
HBP: Martin (by Rivera, S).
Pitches-strikes: Kuroda 81-52, Belisario 11-6, Kershaw 39-24, Hernandez, L 84-43, Estrada 26-17, Rivera, S 26-16, Garate 11-5, Segovia 23-16, Kensing 7-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kuroda 8-4, Belisario 1-2, Kershaw 1-1, Hernandez, L 8-3, Estrada 2-1, Rivera, S 2-1, Garate 0-0, Segovia 3-2, Kensing 3-0.
Batters faced: Kuroda 24, Belisario 4, Kershaw 7, Hernandez, L 22, Estrada 6, Rivera, S 8, Garate 2, Segovia 7, Kensing 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Estrada 2-2, Garate 3-2, Segovia 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Tom Hallion. 2B: Jerry Crawford. 3B: Bill Hohn.
Weather: 76 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 4 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:56.
Att: 18,518.
September 22, 2009