Livan's complete game squandered

By Tim Powers / MLB.com

SAN DIEGO -- Even with a complete-game effort, Livan Hernandez could not collect a victory at PETCO Park.

Hernandez pitched all eight innings in his second start for the Nationals, but the solid showing came in a losing cause as Washington dropped its fourth straight game, a 3-1 loss to the San Diego Padres in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.

Livan's complete game squandered....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .223
Orr, 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .533
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .299
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .280
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .288
Dukes, RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .249
Gonzalez, Al, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
a-Bard, J, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240
Nieves, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .257
Hernandez, L, P 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 .140
b-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
Totals 32 1 8 1 3 7 16

a-Singled for Gonzalez, Al in the 9th. b-Grounded out for Hernandez, L in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (30, Stauffer).
TB: Orr 2; Zimmerman, R 2; Dukes 2; Bard, J; Nieves; Hernandez, L.
RBI: Orr (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A; Zimmerman, R.
GIDP: Hernandez, L; Nieves.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Zimmerman, R-Orr-Dunn, A, Orr-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A, Gonzalez, Al-Orr-Dunn, A).


San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera, E, SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .271
Eckstein, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .264
Gonzalez, A, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274
Kouzmanoff, 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .257
Venable, RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .271
Salazar, O, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .370
Macias, D, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162
Hundley, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220
Gwynn, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
Stauffer, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Russell, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Thatcher, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gregerson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Headley, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260
Bell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 27 3 7 3 1 5 7

a-Homered for Gregerson in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Eckstein (23, Hernandez, L), Kouzmanoff (30, Hernandez, L).
HR: Headley (10, 8th inning off Hernandez, L, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Cabrera, E 2; Eckstein 2; Gonzalez, A; Kouzmanoff 2; Hundley; Headley 4.
RBI: Eckstein (44), Kouzmanoff (77), Headley (48).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, E.
S: Stauffer.
GIDP: Salazar, O; Kouzmanoff; Eckstein.
Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Venable (Nieves at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Stauffer-Hundley-Gonzalez, A, Eckstein-Cabrera, E-Gonzalez, A).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L (L, 7-9) 8.0 7 3 3 1 5 1 5.26

San Diego IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stauffer (W, 3-6) 6.2 7 1 1 3 5 0 3.76
Russell, A (H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Thatcher (H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.78
Gregerson (H, 19) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.20
Bell (S, 32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.18

WP: Stauffer.
HBP: Gonzalez, Al (by Stauffer).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 90-54, Stauffer 98-59, Russell, A 7-4, Thatcher 5-3, Gregerson 6-6, Bell 9-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 14-5, Stauffer 7-7, Russell, A 1-0, Thatcher 0-1, Gregerson 0-0, Bell 3-0.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 29, Stauffer 29, Russell, A 1, Thatcher 1, Gregerson 2, Bell 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Russell, A 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Wally Bell. 2B: Chris Tiller. 3B: Chad Fairchild.
Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 2:13.
Att: 19,867.
August 31, 2009