PHOENIX — The Washington Nationals ’ offense does not support any of its starting pitchers particularly well, but it seems to possess a special brand of contempt — or just highly unfortunate timing — for Livan Hernandez . He has pitched like his typically reliable self this season. Many nights, his hitting teammates have made that irrelevant. Saturday night, before 26,199 at Chase Field, the Nationals lost, 2-0, to the Arizona Diamondbacks . To most pitchers, that would feel like buzzard’s luck. To Hernandez, it may feel like another day at the office — the Nationals have not scored a run in five of his 13 starts. In three of those shutouts, Hernandez has allowed two earned runs. He is tied for the National League lead with seven losses despite a 3.75 ERA, which hardly seems fair. Read full article > >

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Nationals vs. Diamondbacks: Livan Hernandez is hard-luck loser again, 2-0