Lannan, bullpen struggle in loss to Phils

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Last year, Nationals left-hander John Lannan had difficulty getting left-handed hitters out on a consistent basis. They hit .290 against him.

Lannan, bullpen struggle in loss to Phils....

Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 .500
Polanco, 3B 5 1 3 6 0 0 2 .600
Utley, 2B 3 1 1 0 3 0 1 .333
Howard, 1B 6 1 2 2 0 0 8 .333
Werth, RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .200
Ibanez, LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .250
Victorino, CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .200
Ruiz, C 2 2 1 0 3 0 2 .500
Halladay, P 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .250
Bastardo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Baez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Dobbs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Herndon, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 11 13 11 9 4 26 .333
a-Flied out for Baez in the 9th.
BATTING
3B: Rollins (1, Batista).
HR: Howard (1, 4th inning off Lannan, 1 on, 0 out), Polanco (1, 7th inning off Bergmann, 3 on, 2 out).
TB: Rollins 4; Polanco 6; Utley; Howard 5; Werth; Ibanez; Victorino; Ruiz; Halladay.
RBI: Howard 2 (2), Victorino (1), Halladay (1), Polanco 6 (6), Rollins (1).
2-out RBI: Polanco 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Howard 4; Werth 2; Victorino.
SF: Polanco.
Team RISP: 5-for-14.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rollins (1, 2nd base off Lannan/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Ibanez (1, fielding).
DP: 2 (Polanco-Utley-Howard, Utley-Rollins-Howard).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500
Taveras, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Harris, W, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .250
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willingham, LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .333
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .750
Desmond, SS 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Morse, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Lannan, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
English, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Guzman, C, PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000
Totals 34 1 9 1 3 11 22 .265
a-Grounded into a double play for English in the 5th. b-Grounded out for Bergmann in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (1, Halladay), Rodriguez, I 2 (2, Halladay, Herndon), Morgan (1, Bastardo).
TB: Morgan 3; Zimmerman, R 2; Willingham; Kennedy, A; Rodriguez, I 5; Morse.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kennedy, A; Morgan; Guzman, C; Willingham; Taveras 2.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I; Gonzalez, Al.
Team RISP: 2-for-15.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (1, 2nd base off Halladay/Ruiz).

FIELDING
E: Desmond (1, fielding).

Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Halladay(W, 1-0) 7.0 6 1 1 2 9 0 1.29
Bastardo 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Baez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Herndon 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Totals 9.0 9 1 1 3 11 0 1.00
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(L, 0-1) 3.2 7 5 5 3 0 1 12.27
English 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batista 1.2 3 5 5 4 1 0 27.00
Bergmann 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 27.00
Burnett, S 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Bruney 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.00
Totals 9.0 13 11 11 9 4 2 11.00
IBB: Rollins (by Batista).
Pitches-strikes: Halladay 88-59, Bastardo 13-6, Baez 2-1, Herndon 18-12, Lannan 72-38, English 13-8, Batista 43-21, Bergmann 5-3, Burnett, S 18-10, Bruney 33-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Halladay 8-3, Bastardo 0-1, Baez 1-0, Herndon 2-0, Lannan 3-6, English 3-1, Batista 3-1, Bergmann 0-1, Burnett, S 1-0, Bruney 0-2.
Batters faced: Halladay 27, Bastardo 4, Baez 1, Herndon 5, Lannan 21, English 4, Batista 12, Bergmann 2, Burnett, S 4, Bruney 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Baez 2-0, English 3-0, Bergmann 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Dan Bellino.
Weather: 78 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:04.
Att: 41,290.