The Washington Nationals got another strong start out of John Lannan. The offense kicked it up a notch and helped the Nationals get a win against their division rivals, the Atlanta Braves. The 8-2 win moves the Nationals to 37-61.
John Lannan started and was fantastic once again for Washington. Lannan got the win to move to 6-9 on the season. Even though he has nine losses, his ERA is a very respectable 3.29. Lannan went six innings and gave up only one run. He struck out four batters while walking three.
Willie Harris led the offensive attack with three hits. Ryan Langerhans, Paul LoDuca, Cristian Guzman, and Austin Kearns all added two hits as the Nationals pounded out 14 hits as a team. Guzman led the club with three RBI. Both of Langerhans’ hits were doubles.
The Nationals and Braves will finish their series on Sunday afternoon in Atlanta. Odalis Perez is scheduled to start for Washington. Game time is 1:30pm.
