Nats unable to get bats going vs. Hudson

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Coming off arguably his best start of the season -- a complete-game victory against the Reds -- Nationals right-hander Livan Hernandez hoped to carry momentum into Wednesday night's matchup against the Braves.

Unfortunately, it didn't go as planned.

Nats unable to get bats going vs. Hudson....

Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Prado, 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .319
Heyward, RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .273
Jones, C, 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .255
Wagner, B, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McCann, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .271
Hinske, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281
a-Diaz, M, PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .248
Glaus, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249
Gonzalez, A, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .261
Cabrera, Me, CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .267
Hudson, T, P 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240
Venters, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Infante, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
Totals 34 3 8 2 4 9 16 .261
a-Flied out for Hinske in the 5th.
BATTING
2B: Heyward (16, Hernandez, L), Prado (29, Hernandez, L), Cabrera, Me (17, Peralta, Jo).
TB: Prado 4; Heyward 2; Jones, C; McCann; Glaus; Cabrera, Me 2.
RBI: Jones, C 2 (41).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Glaus; McCann; Diaz, M 2; Hudson, T.
SF: Jones, C.
Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: McCann (4, 2nd base off Hernandez, L/Rodriguez, I), Heyward (8, home off Hernandez, L/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: (Glaus-Gonzalez, A-Glaus).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .262
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .257
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .295
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275
Bernadina, RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .269
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Rodriguez, I, C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .264
Harris, W, LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .184
c-Willingham, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Desmond, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252
Hernandez, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Morse, RF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .349
Totals 32 1 7 1 1 9 12 .257
a-Grounded out for Clippard in the 6th. b-Flied out for Peralta, Jo in the 9th. c-Flied out for Harris, W in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Rodriguez, I (16, Hudson, T).
TB: Morgan 2; Kennedy, A; Zimmerman, R; Rodriguez, I 2; Desmond; Morse.
RBI: Morse (17).
2-out RBI: Morse.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A; Kennedy, A; Rodriguez, I.
S: Hernandez, L.
GIDP: Kennedy, A.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hudson, T(W, 11-5) 7.2 7 1 1 1 7 0 2.40
Venters(H, 13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.07
Wagner, B(S, 23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.69
Totals 9.0 7 1 1 1 9 0 3.61
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(L, 7-7) 4.1 6 3 3 2 3 0 3.22
Slaten 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.74
Clippard 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.26
Peralta, Jo 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1.83
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 4 9 0 4.16
Pitches-strikes: Hudson, T 96-63, Venters 7-4, Wagner, B 13-9, Hernandez, L 85-55, Slaten 3-2, Clippard 25-16, Peralta, Jo 43-29.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hudson, T 12-3, Venters 0-0, Wagner, B 0-2, Hernandez, L 4-6, Slaten 0-0, Clippard 0-1, Peralta, Jo 2-4.
Batters faced: Hudson, T 30, Venters 1, Wagner, B 3, Hernandez, L 21, Slaten 1, Clippard 5, Peralta, Jo 12.
Inherited runners-scored: Venters 1-0, Slaten 2-0, Clippard 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Eric Cooper.
Weather: 90 degrees, clear.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:55.
Att: 24,263