Nats roll behind Livan, Willingham's slam

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- Outfielder Josh Willingham and right-hander Livan Hernandez put on a show Sunday afternoon, as the Nationals topped the Mets, 5-2, at Citi Field. The win secured a series for Washington, which took two out of three games in New York.

Nats roll behind Livan, Willingham's slam....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .208
Taveras, RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .200
Guzman, C, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .250
Dunn, A, 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .125
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willingham, LF 3 1 2 5 1 0 0 .421
1-Gonzalez, Al, PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235
Nieves, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125
Kennedy, A, 3B-1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .158
Hernandez, L, P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500
Harris, W, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 32 5 7 5 5 6 15 .226

1-Ran for Willingham in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Willingham (2, Santana, J).
3B: Morgan (2, Santana, J).
HR: Willingham (1, 1st inning off Santana, J, 3 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan 4; Guzman, C; Willingham 6; Kennedy, A; Hernandez, L.
RBI: Willingham 5 (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morgan; Guzman, C 2.
S: Hernandez, L.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Gonzalez, Al (1, throw).
DP: (Desmond-Guzman, C-Dunn, A).

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes, Jo, SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .250
Cora, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200
Wright, D, 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .263
Bay, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .261
Jacobs, 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .133
Francoeur, RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .476
Matthews, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .143
Barajas, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Santana, J, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
a-Castillo, L, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Valdes, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Catalanotto, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Igarashi, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Pagan, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 3 16 .245
a-Grounded out for Santana, J in the 5th. b-Grounded out for Valdes, R in the 7th. c-Flied out for Rodriguez, F in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Santana, J (1, Hernandez, L), Reyes, Jo (1, Hernandez, L).
3B: Francoeur (1, Hernandez, L).
HR: Jacobs (1, 8th inning off Bruney, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Reyes, Jo 2; Cora; Bay; Jacobs 4; Francoeur 4; Santana, J 2.
RBI: Jacobs 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Jacobs 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Matthews 4; Wright, D; Cora.
GIDP: Wright, D.
Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Wright, D (2, 2nd base off Bruney/Nieves).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Francoeur (Dunn, A at home).
DP: (Francoeur-Barajas).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(W, 1-0) 7.0 5 0 0 3 1 0 0.00
Bruney 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 6.75
Bergmann(H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13.50
Capps(S, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Totals 9.0 7 2 2 4 3 1 6.11
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Santana, J(L, 1-1) 5.0 5 5 5 3 3 1 4.91
Valdes, R 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Igarashi 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Rodriguez, F 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Totals 9.0 7 5 5 5 6 1 3.60
HBP: Harris, W (by Rodriguez, F).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 88-55, Bruney 22-11, Bergmann 3-3, Capps 7-7, Santana, J 87-54, Valdes, R 36-25, Igarashi 9-5, Rodriguez, F 19-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 7-13, Bruney 1-1, Bergmann 0-0, Capps 0-2, Santana, J 5-4, Valdes, R 2-2, Igarashi 0-3, Rodriguez, F 1-1.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 28, Bruney 5, Bergmann 1, Capps 3, Santana, J 22, Valdes, R 8, Igarashi 4, Rodriguez, F 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Bergmann 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Joyce. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Derryl Cousins.
Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:53.
Att: 33,672.