Two homers provide only offense in Nats' win

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Coming off one of his worst starts of the season, a loss to the Tigers on June 16, right-hander Livan Hernandez had something to prove entering Monday's matchup against Kansas City.

He also wanted to be the pitcher to end the Nationals' six-game losing streak.

Both were accomplished in the Nationals' 2-1 win against the Royals at Nationals Park.

Two homers provide only offense in Nats' win....

Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .293
Kendall, C 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .261
DeJesus, D, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .323
Butler, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .330
Guillen, J, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269
1-Bloomquist, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
Callaspo, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .273
Aviles, M, 2B 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .323
Betancourt, Y, SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .268
Chen, B, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-Betemit, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .438
Tejeda, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Maier, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262
Totals 33 1 11 1 1 9 17 .279
a-Struck out for Chen, B in the 7th. b-Struck out for Tejeda in the 9th.
1-Ran for Guillen, J in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Butler (23, Hernandez, L), Podsednik (5, Hernandez, L).
TB: Podsednik 5; Butler 2; Guillen, J; Callaspo; Aviles, M 3; Chen, B.
RBI: Kendall (23).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Aviles, M; DeJesus, D; Kendall; Butler; Maier.
S: Chen, B; Kendall.
Team RISP: 1-for-11.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Aviles, M (3, 2nd base by Hernandez, L/Rodriguez, I), Podsednik (7, 2nd base by Hernandez, L/Rodriguez, I).
PO: Callaspo (2nd base by Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: (Aviles, M-Betancourt, Y-Butler).
Pickoffs: Chen, B (Morgan at 1st base).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250
Guzman, C, 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .300
Zimmerman, R, 3B 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 .283
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .275
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .316
Morse, RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .390
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Kennedy, A, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256
Hernandez, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Bernadina, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
Totals 25 2 4 2 5 6 12 .256
BATTING
HR: Morse (3, 2nd inning off Chen, B, 0 on, 2 out), Guzman, C (1, 6th inning off Chen, B, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C 4; Morse 4; Bernadina.
RBI: Morse (6), Guzman, C (20).
2-out RBI: Morse.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I; Dunn, A.
S: Morgan.
GIDP: Guzman, C.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Morgan (11, 2nd base by Chen, B/Kendall).
PO: Morgan (1st base by Chen, B).

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Rodriguez, I (Callaspo at 2nd base).

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chen, B(L, 3-2) 6.0 3 2 2 4 3 2 3.96
Tejeda 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.93
Totals 8.0 4 2 2 5 6 2 4.86
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(W, 6-4) 7.0 8 1 1 1 5 0 2.82
Clippard(H, 15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.61
Capps(S, 21) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.06
Totals 9.0 11 1 1 1 9 0 4.18
WP: Chen, B.
Pitches-strikes: Chen, B 96-57, Tejeda 33-24, Hernandez, L 99-65, Clippard 13-8, Capps 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Chen, B 3-9, Tejeda 1-1, Hernandez, L 8-3, Clippard 1-1, Capps 0-0.
Batters faced: Chen, B 23, Tejeda 8, Hernandez, L 27, Clippard 4, Capps 5.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Brian Runge. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Mike Winters.
Weather: 88 degrees, clear.
Wind: 5 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:40.
Att: 13,592