Livan's solid start not enough for Nationals

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- An RBI double by pinch-hitter Nick Evans proved costly for the Nationals, who lost to the Mets, 3-2, at Nationals Park on Wednesday afternoon.

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NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .292
Hernandez, Lu, 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .313
Beltran, CF 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .235
Davis, I, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .256
Wright, D, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .290
Carter, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Feliciano, J, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
Thole, C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .292
Tejada, SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .188
Dickey, P 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .233
a-Duda, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .045
b-Evans, N, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .222
Dessens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Parnell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Arias, Jo, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
Takahashi, H, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 7 12 .248
a-Batted for Dickey in the 7th. b-Doubled for Duda in the 7th. c-Flied out for Feliciano, P in the 9th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256
Desmond, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268
Bernadina, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262
b-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Morse, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .297
Espinosa, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .409
Ramos, W, C 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .275
Hernandez, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .115
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 33 2 6 2 0 3 12 .257
a-Flied out for Burnett, S in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Bernadina in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Beltran (10, Hernandez, L), Hernandez, Lu (1, Hernandez, L), Evans, N (1, Burnett, S).
TB: Pagan; Hernandez, Lu 3; Beltran 2; Thole; Dickey 2; Evans, N 2.
RBI: Hernandez, Lu (5), Beltran (18), Evans, N (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Davis, I 2; Hernandez, Lu.
S: Tejada.
SF: Beltran.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 7.

BATTING
2B: Ramos, W (4, Dickey).
HR: Ramos, W (1, 5th inning off Dickey, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Morgan; Desmond; Dunn, A; Morse; Ramos, W 6.
RBI: Ramos, W 2 (3).
2-out RBI: Ramos, W 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morgan; Morse 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R (15, fielding).

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dickey(W, 10-6) 6.0 5 2 2 0 1 1 2.91
Dessens(H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.21
Parnell(H, 8) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.43
Feliciano, P(H, 16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.96
Takahashi, H(S, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.85
Totals 9.0 6 2 2 0 3 1 3.76
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(L, 9-11) 6.1 6 3 3 2 4 0 3.82
Burnett, S 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.63
Peralta, Jo 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.23
Storen, D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.28
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 2 7 0 4.18
WP: Dickey.
HBP: Zimmerman, R (by Dickey).
Pitches-strikes: Dickey 88-65, Dessens 8-7, Parnell 10-7, Feliciano, P 7-4, Takahashi, H 10-7, Hernandez, L 95-65, Burnett, S 17-12, Peralta, Jo 19-13, Storen, D 10-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Dickey 10-7, Dessens 0-2, Parnell 1-1, Feliciano, P 1-0, Takahashi, H 2-0, Hernandez, L 5-8, Burnett, S 2-0, Peralta, Jo 0-0, Storen, D 0-2.
Batters faced: Dickey 24, Dessens 3, Parnell 3, Feliciano, P 1, Takahashi, H 3, Hernandez, L 26, Burnett, S 3, Peralta, Jo 4, Storen, D 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Feliciano, P 1-0, Burnett, S 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Mike DiMuro. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Jim Reynolds.
Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:43.
Att: 16,002