Fri, 07/23/2010 - 01:35 by Pankaj Damin
Cincinnati -- Livan Hernandez pitched a complete-game seven-hitter and drove in a run in helping the Washington Nationals defeat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1.
Hernandez (7-6) didn't walk a batter and struck out five as he pitched with a lead. The Nationals offense scored in each of the first three innings, putting Washington ahead 6-0.
The first six Washington runs were charged to Edinson Volquez (1-1), who lasted just 2 1/3 innings, allowed five hits, walked four and struck out four.
The lone Cincinnati run came in the fourth inning with Orlando Cabrera scoring on a ground out. Cabrera ended with three of the Reds' seven hits.
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Wed, 09/23/2009 - 10:07 by shalini.bahadur
Washington, Sept. 22: Rafael Furcal had four RBI and scored three runs Tuesday to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 14-2 rout of the Washington Nationals.
Matt Kemp, James Loney, who was 3-for-5, scored two runs, and Casey Blake, who homered, each had two RBI for the Dodgers, who have not won back-to-back division crowns since 1977-78 but are close to winning the NL West for the second straight year.
Hiroki Kuroda (8-6) gave up two runs on four hits over six innings to earn the win.
Livan Hernandez (8-12) allowed eight runs on eight hits with four walks in 3 2/3 innings to take the loss.
Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer for Washington.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Fri, 09/11/2009 - 10:19 by preet_20
Washington, Sept. 10: Ian Desmond had his first major league hit, his first RBI and his first home run Thursday to highlight the Washington Nationals' 8-7 victory over Philadelphia.
Desmond, who has spent six years in the minor leagues, finally was called up to the majors this month and got the start Thursday at shortstop for a team that has lost 92 games.
His heroics helped the Nationals build an 8-2 lead going into the ninth and they survived a five-run Philadelphia outburst to halt a two-game skid.
The Phillies had the tying run on third and the go-ahead run on first with one out in the ninth before Ryan Howard grounded into a double play to end the game.
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Thu, 08/27/2009 - 10:36 by preet_20
Chicago, Aug. 27: Koyie Hill and Derrek Lee had two-run doubles in a six-run eighth Wednesday that broke open a close game and gave the Chicago Cubs a 9-4 win over Washington.
The Cubs had only a 3-2 lead before sending 10 men to the plate in the eighth.
Chicago won for the third time in nine outings and stayed a distant nine games behind St. Louis for the lead in the National League Central.
Milton Bradley added a homer and drove in three runs for the Cubs, who piled up 13 hits.
Angel Guzman (3-3) got the win with an inning of work in relief of starter Rich Harden.
Washington lost for the seventh time in nine games and dropped its 82nd contest of the season.
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Fri, 08/21/2009 - 23:44 by surajdogra
New York -- The New York Mets have released journeyman right-hander Livan Hernandez to make room on for left-handed reliever Billy Wagner.
Hernandez, 34, lost his last three starts, surrendering at least five runs in each while pitching no longer than 5 1/3 innings. His record was 7-8 with a 5.47 ERA in 23 starts (135 innings) following a 5-1 opening.
"I have the utmost respect for Livan," Mets Manager Jerry Manuel told Newsday. "I had a great relationship with him throughout. We just felt it was time to move in a different direction."
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Tue, 08/18/2009 - 10:34 by Jaspreet Virk
New York, Aug. 17: Aaron Rowand was 4-for-5 with a solo home run, two RBI and two runs scored Monday to pace the San Francisco to a 10-1 win over the New York Mets.
Randy Winn had three hits and scored twice and Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run double for the Giants.
Winning pitcher Joe Martinez (3-1) allowed just one run on five hits with two walks over five innings.
Gary Sheffield drove in the lone run and Cory Sullivan had two hits and scored for the Mets.
Livan Hernandez (7-8) took the loss after giving up six runs on 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Fri, 08/07/2009 - 11:44 by preet_20
San Diego, Aug. 7: Adrian Gonzalez helped San Diego build a seven-run lead with three RBI Thursday and the Padres coasted from there to an 8-3 victory over the New York Mets.
The Mets have not won a series in San Diego since 2002 and they got off to a bad start in this four-game set by surrendering a four-run third inning.
Gonzalez had a sacrifice fly in the first and hit a two-run homer in the third.
Clayton Richard (5-3) had a shutout working until running into trouble in the sixth. He gave up three runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings in his second start with the Padres.
Richard came to San Diego from Chicago last week in the deal that sent Jake Peavy to the White Sox.
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Tue, 07/21/2009 - 11:51 by surajdogra
Washington, July 20: Jeff Francoeur was 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI Monday to lead the New York Mets to a 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals.
Livan Hernandez (6-5) allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings to snap a four-start losing streak. The Cuban-born veteran started the season with a 5-1 record.
Daniel Murphy was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored for the Mets. Angel Pagan had a pair of hits, scored twice and drove in a run. Luis Castillo had an RBI and a run scored for New York.
J.D. Martin (0-1) lost his major league debut, giving up five runs on eight hits.
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Fri, 07/10/2009 - 10:25 by preet_20
New York, July 9: Orlando Hudson ignited a 17-attack with a three-run double in the first inning Thursday and the Los Angeles Dodgers blasted the New York Mets 11-2.
Manny Ramirez added two RBI in helping the Dodgers improve their record against Eastern Division teams this year to 12-6.
Ramirez singled in a run in the first before Hudson produced his bases-loaded double to give Los Angeles a quick 4-0 lead. Hudson, however, limped off the field in the seventh inning when he was hit in the knee by a pitch from Brian Stokes.
Ramirez had another RBI base hit in the second and Juan Castro singled home two more in the eighth after replacing Hudson.
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Sat, 07/04/2009 - 10:31 by preet_20
Philadelphia, July 3: Chase Utley helped Philadelphia jump to a big lead with an RBI in each of the first two innings Friday and the Phillies went on to down the New York Mets 7-2.
Philadelphia returned home after a 3-6 road trip and promptly opened a key series with the Mets by scoring seven runs in the first three innings.
The early surge allowed the Phillies to regain a one-game lead over Florida in the National League East. A New York victory would have moved the Mets into a share of the top spot, but the loss dropped them two games back.
Utley singled in a run in the first and Greg Dobbs had a two-run base hit later in the inning. Utley added a sacrifice fly in the second and Jayson Werth hit a solo homer as part of Philadelphia's three-run third.
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Mon, 06/29/2009 - 11:31 by preet_20
New York, June 29: Mariano Rivera became the second reliever in baseball to earn 500 career saves Sunday in the New York Yankees' 4-2 Subway Series win over the New York Mets.
After Rivera came in with two runners on in the eighth and struck out Omir Santos, he held the Mets to one hit in the ninth for his 18th save of the season.
Only the Milwaukee Brewers' Trevor Hoffman has more career saves, with 571.
The Yankees, who won their fifth straight, got all the runs they needed in the first inning. Mark Teixeira drove in Derek Jeter and Nick Swisher with a one-out double and Jorge Posada drove in Teixeira with a sacrifice fly.
Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang, who entered the game 0-5, got his first victory.
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Wed, 06/24/2009 - 13:52 by preet_20
United States, N.Y. June 23: Joel Pineiro pitched a two-hit shutout and was 2-for-4 with a run scored Tuesday to pace the St. Louis Cardinals' 3-0 win over the New York Mets.
Pineiro (6-8) had his 11th career complete game.
Brendan Ryan was 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Cardinals, who have won four of their last five games. Albert Pujols had a two-run single and Skip Schumaker went 2-for-3 and scored once.
Losing pitcher Livan Hernandez (5-2) allowed three runs on eight hits over seven innings.
Luis Castillo and pinch-hitter Jeremy Reed had the only hits for the injury-riddled Mets.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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