Livan, Nats falls short in pitchers' duel

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Righty Livan Hernandez found himself in a pitchers' duel with former teammate Ubaldo Jimenez at Nationals Park on Thursday evening. When it was over, Jimenez bested Hernandez and the Rockies blanked the Nationals, 2-0.

Livan, Nats falls short in pitchers' duel....

Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, C, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .353
Fowler, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .169
Helton, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .300
Tulowitzki, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .277
Stewart, 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .327
Spilborghs, LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .286
Olivo, C 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .303
Barmes, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205
Jimenez, U, P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091
Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Morales, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 2 4 2 2 6 5 .263
BATTING
HR: Olivo (3, 2nd inning off Hernandez, L, 0 on, 2 out), Stewart (4, 7th inning off Hernandez, L, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Fowler; Stewart 4; Olivo 5.
RBI: Olivo (5), Stewart (10).
2-out RBI: Olivo.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jimenez, U.
GIDP: Helton.
Team RISP: 0-for-1.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
DP: (Helton-Tulowitzki).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .236
Guzman, C, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .327
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harris, W, LF-RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .207
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .176
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .449
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .244
b-Maxwell, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
Hernandez, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
a-Willingham, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320
Totals 32 0 7 0 2 6 11 .268
a-Grounded out for Hernandez, L in the 8th. b-Singled for Kennedy, A in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Harris, W (3, Jimenez, U), Kennedy, A (4, Jimenez, U).
TB: Guzman, C; Harris, W 2; Rodriguez, I 2; Kennedy, A 2; Maxwell; Gonzalez, Al.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A; Kennedy, A; Desmond; Harris, W.
GIDP: Kennedy, A.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Morgan (3, 2nd base by Jimenez, U/Olivo).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Hernandez, L-Desmond-Dunn, A, Kennedy, A-Dunn, A).

Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jimenez, U(W, 4-0) 7.1 5 0 0 2 5 0 0.95
Beimel(H, 1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.25
Morales, F(S, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.05
Totals 9.0 7 0 0 2 6 0 3.67
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(L, 2-1) 8.0 4 2 2 2 5 2 0.75
Bruney 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.14
Totals 9.0 4 2 2 2 6 2 5.87
WP: Jimenez, U.
Pitches-strikes: Jimenez, U 121-78, Beimel 10-6, Morales, F 11-7, Hernandez, L 94-62, Bruney 11-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jimenez, U 15-1, Beimel 0-2, Morales, F 1-1, Hernandez, L 11-7, Bruney 1-1.
Batters faced: Jimenez, U 27, Beimel 3, Morales, F 4, Hernandez, L 28, Bruney 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Beimel 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Paul Emmel. 1B: Bill Hohn. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Mike Estabrook.
Weather: 69 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:30.
Att: 15,518.