Livan goes distance as Nats stifle Reds

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

CINCINNATI -- Right-hander Livan Hernandez continued his solid work on the mound and helped the Nationals defeat the Reds, 7-1, on Thursday afternoon and split the four-game series.

Livan goes distance as Nats stifle Reds....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .258
Bernadina, RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .278
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .295
Dunn, A, 1B 5 1 1 2 0 4 1 .278
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
Guzman, C, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .292
Desmond, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Harris, W, LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .197
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .250
Nieves, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .185
Hernandez, L, P 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .143
Totals 36 7 10 7 4 10 15 .258
BATTING
3B: Harris, W (2, Volquez).
HR: Dunn, A (23, 3rd inning off Volquez, 1 on, 0 out), Bernadina (6, 7th inning off Bray, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan 2; Bernadina 4; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 4; Harris, W 4; Kennedy, A 2; Hernandez, L.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (51), Hernandez, L (1), Morgan (19), Dunn, A 2 (61), Kennedy, A (17), Bernadina (26).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina 2; Zimmerman, R; Hernandez, L; Dunn, A.
GIDP: Nieves.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan 3 (24, 2nd base off Volquez/Hanigan, 2nd base off Volquez/Hanigan, 2nd base off Fisher/Hanigan).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Bernadina (Cabrera, O at 1st base).
DP: (Bernadina-Dunn, A).

Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Phillips, B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
Cabrera, O, SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .255
Bruce, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .261
Gomes, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .275
Hernandez, Ra, 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .281
Stubbs, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245
Cairo, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
Hanigan, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
Volquez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fisher, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Bray, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Smith, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Nix, L, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
Masset, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 1 7 1 0 5 14 .270
a-Singled for Smith, J in the 8th.
BATTING
TB: Cabrera, O 3; Bruce 2; Hanigan; Nix, L.
RBI: Hernandez, Ra (24).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, O; Stubbs.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: (Cabrera, O-Phillips, B-Hernandez, Ra).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(W, 7-6) 9.0 7 1 1 0 5 0 3.12
Totals 9.0 7 1 1 0 5 0 4.19
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Volquez(L, 1-1) 2.1 5 6 6 4 4 1 7.56
Fisher 3.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 7.36
Bray 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6.48
Smith, J 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.24
Masset 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.74
Totals 9.0 10 7 7 4 10 2 4.17
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 102-72, Volquez 75-38, Fisher 44-32, Bray 14-10, Smith, J 19-13, Masset 13-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 9-8, Volquez 2-0, Fisher 3-3, Bray 1-1, Smith, J 3-0, Masset 1-1.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 33, Volquez 16, Fisher 11, Bray 4, Smith, J 5, Masset 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Fisher 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ed Hickox. 1B: Fieldin Culbreth. 2B: Marty Foster. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, R to L.
T: 2:50.
Att: 23,115