Lannan unable to slow down White Sox

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- After the Nationals lost to the White Sox, 6-3, at Nationals Park on Sunday afternoon, there is a question that will not go away: What's wrong with John Lannan?

Lannan unable to slow down White Sox....

Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248
Ramirez, A, SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .254
Rios, CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .317
Konerko, 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .296
Quentin, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .216
Castro, R, C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .323
Viciedo, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250
Thornton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Putz, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Beckham, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .205
Garcia, F, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000
Vizquel, 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268
Totals 39 6 15 5 0 6 13 .247
BATTING
2B: Rios (17, Lannan).
TB: Pierre; Ramirez, A 2; Rios 4; Konerko 2; Quentin; Castro, R 2; Viciedo; Beckham 2; Vizquel.
RBI: Konerko 3 (51), Rios 2 (37).
2-out RBI: Konerko; Rios.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Garcia, F; Beckham.
S: Pierre.
GIDP: Garcia, F; Viciedo.
Team RISP: 5-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rios (20, 2nd base off Lannan/Nieves), Castro, R (1, 3rd base off Lannan/Nieves).

FIELDING
DP: (Viciedo-Beckham-Konerko).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248
Guzman, C, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .300
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .284
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 0 1 0 2 1 .279
Willingham, LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .269
Bernadina, RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .281
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .259
Nieves, C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .180
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .152
Lannan, P 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .080
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
a-Kennedy, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
c-Rodriguez, I, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323
Totals 35 3 8 3 1 10 16 .257
a-Flied out for Batista in the 7th. b-Struck out for Nieves in the 9th. c-Struck out for Storen, D in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Willingham (9, Garcia, F).
3B: Guzman, C (4, Garcia, F).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C 4; Willingham 3; Bernadina 2; Nieves.
RBI: Dunn, A (40), Bernadina (20), Nieves (8).
2-out RBI: Nieves.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lannan; Desmond; Rodriguez, I.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Guzman, C-Desmond-Dunn, A, Nieves-Desmond-Dunn, A).

Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garcia, F(W, 8-3) 7.0 6 3 3 1 6 0 4.85
Thornton(H, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.34
Putz(S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.19
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 1 10 0 4.39
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(L, 2-5) 4.0 11 5 5 0 1 0 5.76
Batista 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.23
Storen, D 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 2.20
Totals 9.0 15 6 6 0 6 0 4.23
Lannan pitched to 4 batters in the 5th.

Pitches-strikes: Garcia, F 98-64, Thornton 14-10, Putz 12-10, Lannan 69-51, Batista 42-30, Storen, D 30-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Garcia, F 8-3, Thornton 0-0, Putz 1-0, Lannan 9-1, Batista 4-3, Storen, D 2-1.
Batters faced: Garcia, F 28, Thornton 4, Putz 4, Lannan 22, Batista 10, Storen, D 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Batista 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Brian Knight. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Sam Holbrook.
Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 2:39.
Att: 31,763