Lannan unravels in sixth as Nats fall

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

HOUSTON -- The Nationals blew a three-run lead and lost to the Astros, 9-4, at Minute Maid Park on Thursday night.

Lannan unravels in sixth as Nats fall....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .277
Johnson, N, 1B 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .299
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .292
Dunn, A, LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .259
Willingham, RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294
Guzman, C, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .306
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bard, J, C 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .281
Hernandez, A, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .256
Lannan, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .133
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, Al, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
Totals 32 4 9 4 4 7 16

BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (14, Ortiz, R), Lannan (1, Ortiz, R), Willingham (14, Arias, A).
TB: Johnson, N 2; Zimmerman, R 2; Dunn, A 2; Willingham 2; Bard, J; Hernandez, A; Lannan 2.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (52), Dunn, A (60), Bard, J 2 (17).
2-out RBI: Bard, J 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guzman, C 2; Morgan 2; Johnson, N; Zimmerman, R.
S: Lannan 2.
GIDP: Hernandez, A.
Team RISP: 2-for-12.
Team LOB: 8.


Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bourn, CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .287
Tejada, SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .329
Berkman, 1B 4 3 2 3 1 1 1 .277
Lee, C, LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .305
Pence, RF 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .303
Rodriguez, I, C 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .249
Blum, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .271
Keppinger, 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .269
Ortiz, R, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174
Fulchino, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Kata, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Arias, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Michaels, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176
Byrdak, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sampson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Matsui, K, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
Valverde, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 9 16 9 2 5 16

a-Flied out for Fulchino in the 4th. b-Struck out for Arias, A in the 6th. c-Singled for Sampson in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Lee, C (15, Lannan), Blum (7, Lannan), Rodriguez, I (11, Lannan).
3B: Keppinger (2, Lannan), Bourn (8, Bergmann).
HR: Berkman (18, 8th inning off MacDougal, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Bourn 4; Tejada; Berkman 5; Lee, C 4; Pence 2; Rodriguez, I 2; Blum 3; Keppinger 4; Matsui, K.
RBI: Pence 2 (37), Keppinger 2 (14), Bourn (22), Tejada (47), Berkman 3 (54).
2-out RBI: Pence; Berkman 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I 3; Tejada.
Team RISP: 7-for-15.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Pence (6, 2nd base by Lannan/Bard, J).

FIELDING
E: Rodriguez, I (3, throw).
DP: (Ortiz, R-Tejada-Berkman).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan (L, 6-6) 5.0 11 5 5 1 2 0 3.70
Bergmann 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.89
Burnett, S 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.84
MacDougal 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 1 4.71

Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ortiz, R 3.0 6 4 4 2 1 0 4.44
Fulchino 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.05
Arias, A (W, 2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.69
Byrdak (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.77
Sampson (H, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.68
Valverde 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.66

Lannan pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP: Ortiz, R.
HBP: Tejada (by MacDougal), Willingham (by Ortiz, R).
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 97-65, Bergmann 9-7, Burnett, S 20-13, MacDougal 24-12, Ortiz, R 68-36, Fulchino 13-11, Arias, A 30-16, Byrdak 9-5, Sampson 10-7, Valverde 22-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 9-3, Bergmann 0-0, Burnett, S 3-0, MacDougal 2-1, Ortiz, R 4-3, Fulchino 1-1, Arias, A 3-1, Byrdak 2-1, Sampson 1-1, Valverde 1-0.
Batters faced: Lannan 26, Bergmann 3, Burnett, S 5, MacDougal 8, Ortiz, R 16, Fulchino 4, Arias, A 8, Byrdak 3, Sampson 3, Valverde 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Bergmann 1-1, Burnett, S 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Adrian Johnson.
Weather: 73 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:01.
Att: 25,490.
July 9, 2009