Lannan struggles with command vs. Tigers

By Mike Scott / Special to MLB.com

DETROIT -- John Lannan has been a strong Major League pitcher since 2007 on the strength of good control, command and movement on his pitches.

But on Tuesday that movement, particularly on his two-seam fastball and sinker, eluded him. The result was a 7-4 loss to the Tigers in the first of a three-game Interleague series in Detroit.

Lannan struggles with command vs. Tigers....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .298
Morgan, CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .252
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .302
Dunn, A, DH 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .285
Willingham, LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .279
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .336
Bernadina, RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .283
Morse, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .400
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 13 13 .262
BATTING
HR: Morse (2, 4th inning off Scherzer, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Morgan 2; Willingham 2; Rodriguez, I; Bernadina; Morse 4.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (36), Willingham (40), Rodriguez, I (20), Morse (5).
2-out RBI: Willingham; Rodriguez, I.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Desmond; Bernadina; Morgan.
SF: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan 2 (14, 2nd base off Scherzer/Laird, 2nd base off Scherzer/Laird).

FIELDING
E: Guzman, C (6, fielding).

Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Raburn, CF 4 2 2 4 1 1 0 .180
Kelly, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Damon, DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .287
Ordonez, RF 5 1 4 1 0 0 3 .324
Cabrera, M, 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .330
Boesch, LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .333
Guillen, C, 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .298
Inge, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .253
Laird, C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .178
Worth, SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .231
Totals 37 7 12 7 4 3 23 .270
BATTING
2B: Cabrera, M (18, Lannan), Ordonez 2 (12, Lannan, Walker, T).
HR: Raburn (1, 5th inning off Lannan, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Raburn 5; Ordonez 6; Cabrera, M 2; Guillen, C; Inge; Laird 3.
RBI: Raburn 4 (12), Guillen, C 2 (19), Ordonez (42).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Boesch 2; Ordonez 2; Worth; Inge.
SF: Guillen, C.
Team RISP: 3-for-13.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Laird (2, throw).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(L, 2-4) 4.1 10 7 6 4 1 1 5.45
Walker, T 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.67
Burnett, S 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.00
Totals 8.0 12 7 6 4 3 1 4.17
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Scherzer(W, 3-6) 6.0 7 4 3 2 9 1 6.14
Coke(H, 8) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.18
Zumaya(H, 8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.91
Valverde(S, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.64
Totals 9.0 7 4 3 3 13 1 4.14
IBB: Cabrera, M (by Lannan), Dunn, A (by Scherzer).
HBP: Bernadina (by Valverde).
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 104-63, Walker, T 31-19, Burnett, S 13-10, Scherzer 112-72, Coke 15-11, Zumaya 8-5, Valverde 19-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 8-4, Walker, T 3-5, Burnett, S 0-1, Scherzer 4-5, Coke 2-0, Zumaya 1-1, Valverde 1-0.
Batters faced: Lannan 29, Walker, T 9, Burnett, S 4, Scherzer 27, Coke 4, Zumaya 2, Valverde 5.
Umpires: HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Mike Reilly.
Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, L to R.
T: 2:57.
Att: 24,821