Livan helps Nats even series with Cubs

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

CHICAGO -- A few minutes after pitching against the Yankees in Tampa, Fla., during Spring Training, Nationals right-hander Livan Hernandez went on TV and vowed that 2010 would be a big year for him. He never said why he felt that way until after he helped the Nationals defeat the Cubs, 3-1, at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night.

Livan helps Nats even series with Cubs....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 .291
Desmond, SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .258
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .286
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .225
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303
1-Taveras, PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .400
Maxwell, RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .182
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300
Hernandez, L, P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091
Kennedy, A, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Totals 31 3 6 3 3 5 9 .258

1-Ran for Willingham in the 9th.
BATTING
3B: Morgan (5, Gorzelanny), Guzman, C (2, Gorzelanny).
TB: Morgan 3; Desmond 2; Guzman, C 3; Rodriguez, I; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Desmond 2 (10), Guzman, C (8).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I; Gonzalez, Al; Dunn, A.
GIDP: Hernandez, L.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond 2 (3, 2nd base off Grabow/Soto, 2nd base off Gorzelanny/Soto), Morgan (6, 2nd base off Grabow/Soto).
CS: Maxwell (1, 2nd base by Gorzelanny/Soto), Taveras (2, 2nd base by Berg/Soto).

FIELDING
E: Guzman, C (2, throw).

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Theriot, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .330
Fukudome, RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .333
Lee, D, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .203
Byrd, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .338
Ramirez, A, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .150
Soriano, A, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .292
Fontenot, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
Soto, C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .362
Gorzelanny, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
a-Nady, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Grabow, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Berg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Colvin, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324
Totals 33 1 7 1 2 3 16 .267
a-Grounded out for Gorzelanny in the 7th. b-Struck out for Berg in the 9th.
BATTING
TB: Theriot; Fukudome; Ramirez, A; Soriano, A; Fontenot; Soto 2.
RBI: Soto (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gorzelanny; Fukudome; Ramirez, A 2; Colvin.
S: Gorzelanny.
Team RISP: 0-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Grabow (2, throw).
DP: 2 (Fontenot-Theriot-Lee, D, Soto-Fontenot).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(W, 3-1) 7.0 6 1 1 1 1 0 0.87
Clippard(H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.57
Capps(S, 9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.73
Totals 9.0 7 1 1 2 3 0 4.82
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gorzelanny(L, 0-3) 7.0 5 2 2 2 3 0 2.45
Grabow 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7.04
Berg 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.00
Totals 9.0 6 3 2 3 5 0 3.62
Hernandez, L pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 99-62, Clippard 19-9, Capps 19-15, Gorzelanny 97-57, Grabow 27-17, Berg 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 10-9, Clippard 2-1, Capps 1-0, Gorzelanny 6-10, Grabow 2-0, Berg 0-1.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 28, Clippard 4, Capps 4, Gorzelanny 26, Grabow 5, Berg 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Greg Gibson.
Weather: 43 degrees, clear.
Wind: 15 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:44.
Att: 37,440.