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Article: Lannan Helps Nationals Shut Down the Cubs, Win Second Series
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- The Washington Post
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- April 28, 2008
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Nationals 2, Cubs 0
Keep Orel Hershiser on hold for now, because we're far from
historic territory, and John Lannan would have to repeat the
performance from his past three starts not once, but twice more.
Walter Johnson one day will have a statue outside Nationals Park,
and 95 years ago, he didn't allow a run for 552/3 straight innings,
so the District's major league mark is some five starts away as
well.
Kept in context, though, what Lannan is accomplishing now for the
Washington Nationals could be as significant a development as this
franchise has seen in three years. Yesterday, in his 11th major
league start, Lannan shut out the Chicago Cubs over his seven
innings, leading the Nationals ...