Nationals can't pick up Hernandez vs. Giants

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

SAN FRANCISCO -- It looked like right-hander Livan Hernandez was going to have one of his best games of the season, but one bad inning proved costly as the Nationals lost to the Giants, 4-2, at AT&T Park on Tuesday night.

Nationals can't pick up Hernandez vs. Giants....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .307
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .250
Willingham, LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .266
Bernadina, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
Desmond, SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .264
Nieves, C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .217
Hernandez, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Kennedy, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 28 2 4 2 1 6 7 .263
a-Struck out for Hernandez, L in the 6th. b-Struck out for Burnett, S in the 8th.
BATTING
TB: Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A; Willingham; Desmond.
RBI: Willingham (27), Desmond (20).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guzman, C 2.
S: Hernandez, L.
SF: Desmond.
Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
PO: Bernadina (1st base by Molina, B).

San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Torres, RF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .299
Renteria, SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .326
Ishikawa, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Sanchez, F, 2B 3 1 1 2 0 1 3 .227
Sandoval, P, 1B-3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .283
Huff, A, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .275
Mota, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wilson, B, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Uribe, 3B-SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259
Molina, B, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Rowand, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235
Wellemeyer, P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .133
Romo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Bowker, PH-LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230
Totals 31 4 9 4 2 6 12 .257
a-Singled for Romo in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Torres (12, Hernandez, L), Sanchez, F (2, Hernandez, L), Sandoval, P (11, Hernandez, L).
TB: Torres 4; Renteria 2; Sanchez, F 2; Sandoval, P 2; Wellemeyer; Bowker.
RBI: Renteria (11), Sanchez, F 2 (3), Sandoval, P (15).
2-out RBI: Renteria; Sanchez, F 2; Sandoval, P.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sandoval, P; Uribe; Huff, A 3.
S: Sanchez, F; Renteria.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Molina, B (Bernadina at 1st base).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(L, 4-3) 5.0 7 4 4 1 4 0 2.08
Walker, T 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.56
Burnett, S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
Batista 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.60
Totals 8.0 9 4 4 2 6 0 4.51
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wellemeyer(W, 3-4) 6.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 5.36
Romo(H, 6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.32
Mota(H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.20
Wilson, B(S, 11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.60
Totals 9.0 4 2 2 1 6 0 3.37
Wellemeyer pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

IBB: Sandoval, P (by Walker, T).
HBP: Bernadina (by Wellemeyer).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 75-49, Walker, T 37-25, Burnett, S 3-2, Batista 7-5, Wellemeyer 73-48, Romo 12-6, Mota 13-9, Wilson, B 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 7-3, Walker, T 1-2, Burnett, S 0-1, Batista 2-1, Wellemeyer 7-7, Romo 1-2, Mota 2-0, Wilson, B 0-0.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 23, Walker, T 8, Burnett, S 1, Batista 3, Wellemeyer 23, Romo 3, Mota 3, Wilson, B 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 3-0, Romo 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Paul Nauert. 1B: Brian Gorman. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: Tony Randazzo.
Weather: 57 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 14 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:28.
Att: 27,981