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

Martin's best comes up short against Peavy

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander J.D. Martin pitched his best game of the season, but the Nationals were blanked by the White Sox, 1-0, at Nationals Park on Saturday afternoon.

Martin's best comes up short against Peavy....

Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
Vizquel, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .260
Kotsay, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .204
Jones, An, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .208
Quentin, RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .215
Pierzynski, C 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .243
Ramirez, A, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .251
Beckham, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200
Peavy, P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143
Totals 34 1 9 1 1 9 15 .245
BATTING
TB: Vizquel 2; Jones, An; Quentin 2; Pierzynski 3; Peavy.
RBI: Quentin (37).
2-out RBI: Quentin.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez, A 2.
GIDP: Pierzynski.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Kotsay (2, 2nd base by Martin, J/Rodriguez, I).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .248
Guzman, C, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .290
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .284
1-Kennedy, A, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .264
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
Bernadina, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264
Martin, J, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 0 3 0 2 7 11 .257
a-Flied out for Batista in the 8th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 9th.
BATTING
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C; Bernadina.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham 3.
S: Guzman, C.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Guzman, C (3, 2nd base off Peavy/Pierzynski), Morgan (15, 3rd base off Peavy/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
DP: (Batista-Desmond-Dunn, A).

Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Peavy(W, 6-5) 9.0 3 0 0 2 7 0 5.07
Totals 9.0 3 0 0 2 7 0 4.41
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J(L, 0-3) 6.0 8 1 1 0 6 0 3.55
Burnett, S 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.74
Batista 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.58
Walker, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.57
Totals 9.0 9 1 1 1 9 0 4.20
Burnett, S pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

IBB: Dunn, A (by Peavy).
HBP: Pierre (by Burnett, S).
Pitches-strikes: Peavy 107-71, Martin, J 97-65, Burnett, S 22-9, Batista 9-6, Walker, T 12-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Peavy 10-7, Martin, J 6-5, Burnett, S 0-2, Batista 2-1, Walker, T 0-0.
Batters faced: Peavy 32, Martin, J 25, Burnett, S 5, Batista 3, Walker, T 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Batista 1-0.
Ejections: Washington Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman ejected by HP umpire Sam Holbrook (8th).
Umpires: HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Gerry Davis.
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, Varies.
T: 2:34.
Att: 36,487

Strasburg sets record for K's to start career

By Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg set a Major League record for strikeouts in a pitcher's first three starts on Friday against the White Sox in a game the Nationals would go on to lose, 2-1, in 11 innings.

Strasburg sets record for K's to start career....

Strasburg fans 10, but Nationals fall in extras

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- In front of a sellout crowd at Nationals Park, Washington right-hander Stephen Strasburg set a record for most strikeouts through three starts to begin a career.

But the rookie phenom ended up with a no-decision as Alex Rios' single in the bottom of the 11th inning off reliever Drew Storen helped the White Sox defeat the Nationals, 2-1, in front of 40,325 fans on Friday night.

Strasburg fans 10, but Nationals fall in extras....

Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .251
Vizquel, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
Rios, CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .311
Konerko, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .294
Quentin, RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .210
1-Lillibridge, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Jones, An, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207
Pierzynski, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
Ramirez, A, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255
Beckham, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .204
Floyd, G, P 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250
Thornton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Putz, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Kotsay, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .209
Jenks, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 2 6 2 2 12 14 .245
a-Singled for Putz in the 11th.
1-Ran for Quentin in the 10th.
BATTING
2B: Vizquel (5, Strasburg).
TB: Pierre; Vizquel 2; Rios; Konerko; Floyd, G; Kotsay.
RBI: Rios 2 (35).
2-out RBI: Rios.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Quentin; Beckham; Jones, An.
S: Pierzynski; Pierre.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Konerko-Ramirez, A-Floyd, G, Ramirez, A-Beckham-Konerko, Pierzynski-Beckham).
Pickoffs: Pierzynski (Desmond at 1st base).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .247
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .295
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .287
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .269
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .331
Bernadina, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
Desmond, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267
Strasburg, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .395
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155
Totals 35 1 5 1 2 8 7 .259
a-Struck out for Capps in the 9th. b-Lined out for Storen, D in the 11th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (20, Floyd, G).
TB: Morgan; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 2; Bernadina; Desmond.
RBI: Dunn, A (39).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Dunn, A.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I; Desmond.
Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
PO: Desmond (1st base by Pierzynski).

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R (8, throw).

Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Floyd, G 8.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 5.20
Thornton 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.45
Putz(W, 2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.28
Jenks(S, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.39
Totals 11.0 5 1 1 2 8 0 4.48
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg 7.0 4 1 1 0 10 0 1.86
Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.65
Capps 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.16
Storen, D(L, 2-1) 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1.88
Totals 11.0 6 2 2 2 12 0 4.25
IBB: Zimmerman, R (by Thornton), Konerko (by Storen, D).
Pitches-strikes: Floyd, G 106-70, Thornton 17-9, Putz 12-8, Jenks 9-6, Strasburg 85-59, Clippard 11-11, Capps 12-8, Storen, D 33-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Floyd, G 12-5, Thornton 1-0, Putz 2-0, Jenks 1-0, Strasburg 7-4, Clippard 1-0, Capps 3-0, Storen, D 4-1.
Batters faced: Floyd, G 26, Thornton 5, Putz 3, Jenks 3, Strasburg 25, Clippard 3, Capps 3, Storen, D 10.
Umpires: HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 81 degrees, clear.
Wind: 4 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:55.
Att: 40,325