Lannan Pitches a Gem against the Yankees in a 3-2 Win.

John Lannan threw a masterpiece as he pitched 8.1 innings and up only two runs on four hits. Mike MacDougal got a huge save by getting a double play on the final play to preserve a great win. Adam Dunn added his 18th homer of the year and Nick Johnson hit a two-run triple


Pitching:

Lannan pitched a gem as mention above to improve his record to 4-5 this year. MacDougal save was his first of the year and it was no doubt the most efficient save of the year for the Nats.

Batting:

The Nats collected 7 hits and scored three runs in the win. Cristen Guzman led the way for the Nats with three hits. Dunn and Johnson supplied the power to the Nats offense.

Box score:

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_06_17_wasmlb_nyamlb_1


Record:

The Nats improve to 17-46 and continue to be in last place of the NL East.

Next Game:

The Nats play today at Yankee Stadium as Craig Stammen takes on the Yankees’ Joba Chamberlain at 1:05pm