Walks hurt Livan, Nats in loss to Tigers

By Mike Scott / Special to MLB.com

DETROIT -- It was the fireballer outdueling the crafty veteran as Justin Verlander beat Livan Hernandez on Wednesday night to lead the Tigers over the Nationals, 8-3, at Comerica Park.

Walks hurt Livan, Nats in loss to Tigers....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .248
Guzman, C, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .297
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .284
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .296
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .340
Bernadina, RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .282
Harris, W, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158
Morse, DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .424
Desmond, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
Totals 32 3 7 3 0 11 9 .262
BATTING
HR: Dunn, A (15, 1st inning off Verlander, 0 on, 2 out), Bernadina (4, 2nd inning off Verlander, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Guzman, C; Dunn, A 4; Rodriguez, I 2; Bernadina 4; Morse 2.
RBI: Dunn, A (36), Bernadina (19), Rodriguez, I (21).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A; Rodriguez, I.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris, W; Dunn, A.
GIDP: Desmond.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bernadina (5, 2nd base off Verlander/Laird).
CS: Rodriguez, I (2, 2nd base by Verlander/Laird).

FIELDING
E: Guzman, C (7, fielding).

Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kelly, CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .217
Damon, DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
Ordonez, RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .324
Cabrera, M, 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .331
Boesch, LF 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 .344
Guillen, C, 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .301
Inge, 3B 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 .251
Laird, C 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .180
Santiago, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241
Totals 30 8 7 8 6 3 10 .270
BATTING
2B: Guillen, C (11, Hernandez, L).
HR: Boesch (9, 7th inning off Hernandez, L, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Ordonez; Cabrera, M; Boesch 6; Guillen, C 2; Laird.
RBI: Inge (27), Laird 2 (9), Kelly (4), Boesch 4 (34).
2-out RBI: Boesch 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Damon; Santiago.
S: Santiago.
SF: Kelly.
Team RISP: 3-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Santiago-Cabrera, M).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(L, 5-4) 6.2 7 8 8 6 2 1 2.94
Batista 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.72
Capps 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.26
Totals 8.0 7 8 8 6 3 1 4.23
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Verlander(W, 8-4) 8.0 7 3 3 0 11 2 3.54
Gonzalez, En 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 9.0 7 3 3 0 11 2 4.12
HBP: Desmond (by Verlander).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 110-59, Batista 5-3, Capps 15-10, Verlander 116-80, Gonzalez, En 9-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 8-9, Batista 0-1, Capps 2-0, Verlander 8-3, Gonzalez, En 2-1.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 33, Batista 1, Capps 4, Verlander 30, Gonzalez, En 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Batista 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Chad Fairchild.
Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 19 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:26.
Att: 24,767