Nationals vs. Mets: Hernandez takes the loss in what could be his last game pitching for the Nats
As Livan Hernandez ambled in from the bullpen early Sunday afternoon, the Nationals Park crowd stood and applauded. Hernandez lifted his cap in the air. The 29,671 fans in attendance knew what the day portended for Hernandez, and so did all of the Washington Nationals teammates who call him, simply, Livo.
"I was thinking, 'There's a chance this could be the last time Livo pitches in a Nationals uniform,' " Ian Desmond said. "For me, it's a little bit sad."
The man who ushered baseball back to Washington may have performed the final act of his Nationals' tenure Sunday afternoon. In his last start of the season, a 6-3 loss to the New York Mets, Hernandez allowed six runs in 51 / 3 innings, leaving with the bases loaded in the sixth inning. He doffed his cap once more, maybe for the last time with the Nationals.
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