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For the fourth time this season, Livan Hernandez put the Nationals on his back and carried them late into the game. By doing that, he gave them a chance to earn a victory. With early run support, Washington was able to do just that as they defeated the Cubs 3-1 and nipped a one game losing streak in the bud. Throughout baseball, the aces of pitching staff's are called stoppers. They are the pitchers who managers, general managers and fans feel comfortable putting in every fifth day to make sure that no losing streak gets out of control. That's exactly what Livan did for the Nationals last night who had just fallen to .500 on a disheartening extra-inning loss, capitalized by a walk-off-walk to Aramis Ramirez. A loss tonight would have been difficult to swallow for a team that has struggled ...

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Article written by William Yoder