Stellar bullpen picks up Lannan to lift Nats

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- A day after Stephen Strasburg's dominating performance, left-hander John Lannan went to the mound and had one of his worst outings on Wednesday night. However, the bullpen and the position players helped the Nationals defeat the Pirates, 7-5, in front of 18,876 fans at Nationals Park.

It was Washington's second consecutive victory as it improved its record to 29-31.

Stellar bullpen picks up Lannan to lift Nats....

Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Tabata, LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .500
Donnelly, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Walker, N, 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .327
McCutchen, A, CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .300
Jones, G, 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .260
LaRoche, An, 3B 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 .238
Milledge, RF-LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .255
Cedeno, SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .242
Jaramillo, J, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .170
Lincoln, P 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .667
Carrasco, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Iwamura, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .181
Church, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 37 5 12 5 5 3 23 .238
a-Struck out for Carrasco, D in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Milledge (13, Lannan), Jones, G (13, Capps).
TB: Tabata 2; Walker, N 2; Jones, G 3; Milledge 4; Cedeno; Lincoln 2.
RBI: LaRoche, An (12), Milledge (17), Cedeno (15), Walker, N (7), Lincoln (1).
2-out RBI: Milledge; Cedeno; Lincoln.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Milledge 3; Lincoln; LaRoche, An; Walker, N.
GIDP: LaRoche, An; Jaramillo, J.
Team RISP: 4-for-16.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Jones, G (4, 2nd base off Lannan/Nieves), Tabata (1, 2nd base off Lannan/Nieves), Walker, N (2, 2nd base off Lannan/Nieves), McCutchen, A (14, 3rd base off Lannan/Nieves).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .308
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .317
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .280
Morse, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Willingham, LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .284
Bernadina, RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .269
Desmond, SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .272
Nieves, C 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .176
Lannan, P 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .083
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .178
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-Kennedy, A, PH-2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243
Totals 31 7 10 7 4 3 14 .262
a-Grounded out for Walker, T in the 6th. b-Walked for Clippard in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Bernadina 2 (6, Lincoln, Lincoln), Desmond (10, Lincoln).
HR: Dunn, A (12, 1st inning off Lincoln, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 4; Willingham 2; Bernadina 5; Desmond 2; Lannan.
RBI: Dunn, A 2 (32), Bernadina (16), Desmond (31), Lannan (2), Zimmerman, R (34), Nieves (7).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A 2; Lannan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lannan; Harris, W; Guzman, C.
S: Morgan.
SF: Nieves.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bernadina (4, 2nd base off Donnelly/Jaramillo, J).
CS: Zimmerman, R (1, 2nd base by Carrasco, D/Jaramillo, J).

FIELDING
E: Morgan (5, throw), Nieves (3, throw).
DP: 2 (Zimmerman, R-Guzman, C-Dunn, A, Desmond-Dunn, A).

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lincoln 6.0 7 5 5 2 3 1 7.50
Carrasco, D(L, 1-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.86
Donnelly 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 5.60
Totals 8.0 10 7 7 4 3 1 5.30
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan 4.2 10 5 4 3 2 0 5.00
Walker, T 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.94
Storen, D(W, 2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.74
Clippard(H, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.57
Capps(S, 20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Totals 9.0 12 5 4 5 3 0 4.13
IBB: Jaramillo, J (by Lannan).
Pitches-strikes: Lincoln 86-51, Carrasco, D 12-8, Donnelly 27-15, Lannan 92-53, Walker, T 24-14, Storen, D 7-5, Clippard 12-9, Capps 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lincoln 5-8, Carrasco, D 1-1, Donnelly 1-1, Lannan 3-8, Walker, T 2-1, Storen, D 2-1, Clippard 0-2, Capps 2-1.
Batters faced: Lincoln 27, Carrasco, D 4, Donnelly 6, Lannan 27, Walker, T 5, Storen, D 3, Clippard 3, Capps 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Walker, T 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Ed Rapuano. 3B: Tom Hallion.
Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 1 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:55.
Att: 18,876