WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 03: Fans wait to enter Nationals Park before the start of the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals game on April 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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Livan Hernandez
#61 / Pitcher / Washington Nationals
6-2
245
R
R
Feb 20, 1975
• 2010 Stats - (10-12), 33 GS, 2 CG, 1 SO, 211.2 IP, 3.66 ERA, 3.95 FIP, ERA+ = 110, 3.95 FIP, 64 BB (2.72 BB/9), 114 K's (4.85 K/9), .287 BABIP, 1.32 WHIP, .270 BAA.
• 2011 Stats - (5-8), 17 GS, 1 CG, 1 SO, 108.2 IP, 3.81 ERA, 3.65 FIP, ERA+ = 100, 31 BB (2.57 BB/9), 68 K's (5.63 K/9), 1.36 WHIP.
vs PIT - (5-6), 17 GS, 3 CG, 99.0 IP, 126 H, 69 R, 61 ER, 10 HR, 32 BB (2.91 BB/9), 64 K's (5.82 K/9), 5.55 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, .320 BAA.
James McDonald
#53 / Pitcher / Pittsburgh Pirates
6-4
200
L
R
Oct 19, 1984
• 2010 Stats - (4-6), 15 G, 12 GS, 71.2 IP, 4.02 ERA, 3.12 FIP, ERA+ = 99, 29 BB (3.64 BB/9), 68 K's (8.54 K/9), 1.38 WHIP.
• 2011 Stats - (5-4), 16 GS, 85.2 IP, 4.52 ERA, 4.69 FIP, ERA+ = 83, 44 BB (4.62 BB/9), 67 K's (7.04 K/9), 1.59 WHIP.
vs D.C. - (0-1), 3 G, 1 H, 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 HR, 1 BB, 3 K's, 7.71 ERA, 2.14 WHIP, .444 BAA.
• Livan vs Pittsburgh:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Overbay | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .286 | .333 | .357 | .690 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronny Cedeno | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .300 | .417 | .500 | .917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew McCutchen | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garrett Jones | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .375 | .444 | .750 | 1.194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neil Walker | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .286 | .444 | .286 | .730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Diaz | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Karstens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Xavier Paul | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Maholm | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 57 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 11 | .263 | .353 | .368 | .721 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
• McDonald vs The Nats:
| PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SH | SF | IBB | HBP | GDP | missG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ankiel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jayson Werth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Gorzelanny | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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