Nats strike D-backs early as Lannan cruises

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Around 3:45 p.m. ET on Friday afternoon, Nationals manager Jim Riggleman held a closed-door meeting with his team to discuss the direction it was heading.

Nats strike D-backs early as Lannan cruises....

Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Young, C, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .268
Johnson, K, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281
Upton, J, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .269
Montero, M, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
Reynolds, M, 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .216
Drew, S, SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264
Parra, G, LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .243
Saunders, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vasquez, E, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Church, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .180
Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 2 4 2 1 9 4 .252
a-Struck out for Vasquez, E in the 8th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288
Desmond, SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .265
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .271
Kennedy, A, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .301
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .262
1-Harris, W, PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181
Morse, RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .285
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maxwell, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .118
Nieves, C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .190
Lannan, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .063
Bernadina, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Totals 33 4 10 4 2 5 17 .256

1-Ran for Willingham in the 7th.
BATTING
3B: Drew, S (8, Lannan).
TB: Johnson, K; Drew, S 3; Parra, G 2.
RBI: Drew, S (41), Parra, G (21).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young, C.
S: Saunders 2.
GIDP: Young, C; Upton, J.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
E: Parra, G (3, throw).
DP: (Drew, S-Johnson, K-LaRoche, Ad).

BATTING
2B: Desmond (20, Saunders).
HR: Nieves (2, 2nd inning off Saunders, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Gonzalez, Al 2; Desmond 4; Zimmerman, R 2; Morse; Nieves 5.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 2 (66), Morse (21), Nieves (14).
2-out RBI: Morse.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Maxwell; Willingham 2; Morse.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Nieves (5, throw).
DP: 2 (Zimmerman, R-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A, Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).

Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Saunders(L, 7-12) 6.0 10 4 4 1 4 1 4.48
Vasquez, E 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50
Heilman 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.33
Totals 8.0 10 4 4 2 5 1 5.14
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(W, 4-5) 7.0 4 2 2 1 5 0 5.23
Burnett, S(S, 2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2.72
Totals 9.0 4 2 2 1 9 0 4.13
Saunders pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

HBP: Dunn, A (by Saunders).
Pitches-strikes: Saunders 103-63, Vasquez, E 15-6, Heilman 11-8, Lannan 102-66, Burnett, S 29-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Saunders 5-8, Vasquez, E 3-0, Heilman 1-0, Lannan 11-5, Burnett, S 0-1.
Batters faced: Saunders 30, Vasquez, E 3, Heilman 3, Lannan 25, Burnett, S 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Vasquez, E 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Angel Campos. 3B: Mark Carlson.
Weather: 74 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 11 mph, R to L.
T: 2:25.
Att: 19,549