Lannan saddled with tough-luck loss

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- John Lannan was good, but Braves right-hander Javier Vazquez was better.

Vazquez pitched his third complete game of the season and defeated the Nationals, 4-1, at Nationals Park on Friday night.

Lannan saddled with tough-luck loss....


Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .264
Prado, 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .305
Jones, C, 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .269
McCann, C 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .284
Escobar, Y, SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .298
Anderson, G, LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .271
Gorecki, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
Diaz, M, RF 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .322
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .282
Vazquez, J, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Totals 35 4 9 3 4 6 16

BATTING
2B: Prado (33, Lannan), Jones, C (22, Lannan).
HR: Prado (11, 9th inning off Rivera, S, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Prado 6; Jones, C 3; McCann; Escobar, Y; Anderson, G; Diaz, M 2.
RBI: Anderson, G (57), Diaz, M (54), Prado (49).
2-out RBI: Anderson, G.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: LaRoche, Ad 2; Anderson, G; McLouth 3; Escobar, Y; McCann.
S: Vazquez, J 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-12.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Diaz, M (12, 2nd base off Bergmann/Bard, J), McCann (4, 2nd base off Lannan/Bard, J).

FIELDING
E: McCann (12, catcher interference).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .226
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .289
Willingham, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270
Orr, 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .283
Bard, J, C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .232
Maxwell, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .221
Lannan, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Rivera, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 29 1 3 1 1 7 7

a-Flied out for Villone in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (33, Vazquez, J).
HR: Bard, J (6, 8th inning off Vazquez, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Harris, W; Zimmerman, R 2; Bard, J 4.
RBI: Bard, J (31).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Orr.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
CS: Orr (1, 2nd base by Vazquez, J/McCann).

FIELDING
E: Orr (3, fielding), Desmond (5, throw).


Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Vazquez, J (W, 15-9) 9.0 3 1 1 1 7 1 2.83

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan (L, 9-13) 7.0 6 2 0 3 6 0 3.93
Bergmann 0.2 2 1 0 1 0 0 4.95
Villone 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.33
Rivera, S 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.29

IBB: LaRoche, Ad (by Bergmann).
Pitches-strikes: Vazquez, J 104-72, Lannan 122-77, Bergmann 13-6, Villone 4-2, Rivera, S 8-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Vazquez, J 9-10, Lannan 8-7, Bergmann 2-0, Villone 1-0, Rivera, S 2-1.
Batters faced: Vazquez, J 31, Lannan 31, Bergmann 5, Villone 1, Rivera, S 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Villone 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Tim Tschida.
Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:27.
Att: 28,276.
September 25, 2009