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Article: Nats' Lannan Not Sharp, But Gets Rare Support
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 20, 2008
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Nationals 8, Braves 2
Well, thank goodness, because John Lannan needed a night like
this. A night when everything went right for baseball's most
unfortunate pitcher.
Lannan, effective and luckless in so many losses this season,
finally was lucky when he was largely ineffective. In an 8-2
drilling of the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field, Lannan received a
karmic apology for all the nights when great efforts yielded only
close defeats. Here, he survived just enough tight spots to mask a
substandard outing. And more important, his longtime nemesis --
the Nationals' offense -- decided to demonstrate its worth as a
partner.
Lannan managed to hold a narrow lead. Then, the offense, with a
14-hit ...
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