Lannan overcomes miscues in sharp start

By Matthew Leach / MLB.com

NATIONALS 4 (ss), CARDINALS 2
at Jupiter, Fla.
Tuesday, March 16

Lannan overcomes miscues in sharp start....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bernadina, RF-LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .278
Desmond, SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .400
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .269
Bynum, S, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Willingham, LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267
Burgess, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Duncan, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .095
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 2 3 0 1 0 .353
a-Norris, D, PH-C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Whitesell, J, DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250
Maxwell, CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .115
Bruntlett, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .222
Totals 33 4 8 4 3 12 13

a-Walked for Rodriguez, I in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Willingham (2, Lohse).
TB: Bernadina; Desmond 2; Kennedy, A; Willingham 2; Rodriguez, I 2; Whitesell, J.
RBI: Rodriguez, I 3 (4), Maxwell (2).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez, I 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina; Bynum, S.
SF: Maxwell.
GIDP: Desmond.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond (3, 2nd base off Garcia, J/Molina, Y).

FIELDING
E: Bruntlett (1, fielding), Desmond (1, fielding).


St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .129
a-Freese, PH-3B 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .281
Craig, A, DH-1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .304
Pujols, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200
Descalso, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556
Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ludwick, RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .296
Henley, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Rasmus, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .321
b-Solano, D, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Molina, Y, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .280
LaRue, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Stavinoha, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .400
Mather, 3B-1B-CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286
Greene, T, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .130
Totals 36 2 7 2 0 6 20

a-Doubled for Schumaker in the 7th. b-Flied out for Rasmus in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Craig, A (4, Thompson), Freese (2, Thompson).
TB: Freese 2; Craig, A 2; Ludwick 2; Stavinoha 2; Mather.
RBI: Ludwick (8), Freese (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Molina, Y 2; Craig, A 2; Pujols 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: (Greene, T-Schumaker-Pujols).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan (W, 1-0) 4.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 3.00
Thompson (H, 1) 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 1.42
Slaten (H, 1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
English (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 6.75

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lohse (L, 0-1) 4.0 7 4 4 2 1 0 4.22
Miller, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Garcia, J 3.0 1 0 0 1 7 0 1.04
Franklin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.44

WP: Thompson.
HBP: Mather (by Lannan).
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 8-2, Thompson 2-4, Slaten 1-4, English 0-0, Lohse 8-3, Miller, T 1-0, Garcia, J 2-0, Franklin 0-1.
Batters faced: Lannan 17, Thompson 11, Slaten 5, English 4, Lohse 20, Miller, T 3, Garcia, J 11, Franklin 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: CB Bucknor. 3B: Vic Carapazza.
Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, L to R.
T: 2:40.
Att: 6,590.
March 16, 2010