Lannan on wrong end of pitchers' duel

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- Interim manager Jim Riggleman left himself open for second guessing on Saturday afternoon after the Nationals were edged by the Mets, 3-2, at Citi Field.

Lannan on wrong end of pitchers' duel....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227
Guzman, C, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .288
Burke, J, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .290
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .278
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .275
Orr, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313
Desmond, RF-SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .393
Bard, J, C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235
1-Padilla, J, PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Lannan, P 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .148
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 2 5 1 2 7 11

a-Struck out for Lannan in the 8th.
1-Ran for Bard, J in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Bard, J (17, Redding).
TB: Harris, W; Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A; Bard, J 2.
RBI: Dunn, A (100).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Desmond; Dunn, A.
GIDP: Guzman, C.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Dunn, A (16, fielding).
DP: (Zimmerman, R-Orr-Dunn, A).
Pickoffs: Lannan (Pagan at 1st base).


NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
Castillo, L, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
Wright, D, 3B 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .315
Francoeur, RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .280
Tatis, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
Schneider, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
Murphy, Dn, 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .262
Valdez, W, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246
Thole, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .324
Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Redding, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .080
Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Sullivan, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
Totals 28 3 6 3 2 5 9

a-Struck out for Feliciano, P in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Francoeur 2 (30, Lannan, Lannan), Wright, D (34, Lannan).
TB: Castillo, L; Wright, D 2; Francoeur 4; Murphy, Dn; Redding.
RBI: Murphy, Dn 2 (58), Francoeur (69).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tatis; Thole; Francoeur.
S: Tatis.
GIDP: Valdez, W.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Wright, D (26, 2nd base off Lannan/Bard, J).
CS: Pagan (7, 2nd base by Lannan/Bard, J).
PO: Pagan (1st base by Lannan).

FIELDING
E: Green, S (2, throw).
PB: Thole (3).
DP: (Castillo, L-Valdez, W-Murphy, Dn).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan (L, 9-12) 7.0 5 3 3 1 3 0 4.07
Clippard 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.31

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Redding (W, 3-6) 7.0 4 2 1 2 4 0 5.25
Green, S (H, 13) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.92
Feliciano, P (H, 22) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.02
Rodriguez, F (S, 32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.08

Redding pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: Lannan 74-50, Clippard 21-16, Redding 98-67, Green, S 19-10, Feliciano, P 4-3, Rodriguez, F 12-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 10-7, Clippard 0-1, Redding 7-10, Green, S 1-0, Feliciano, P 1-0, Rodriguez, F 1-0.
Batters faced: Lannan 26, Clippard 5, Redding 26, Green, S 4, Feliciano, P 1, Rodriguez, F 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Green, S 1-1, Feliciano, P 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Mark Wegner. 1B: Rick Reed. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Tim Timmons.
Weather: 64 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 9 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:18.
Att: 37,906.
September 19, 2009