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Article: Lannan's Complete Game Lifts Nationals; Washington Ends Three-Game Skid
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- The Washington Post
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- June 7, 2009
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Nationals 7, Mets 1
Yesterday, 25 members of the Washington Nationals reported to the
ballpark for another regular workday and encountered nothing regular
whatsoever. They savored a win (rare); a win against an NL East foe
(rarer still); a lopsided win (rarest of all); and they played
postgame clubhouse music. Their pitcher threw a complete game. Their
defense turned five double plays. Their offense smacked three
homers. When it was all over, after just two hours, John Lannan used
three words to describe how he felt: "Tired. Hungry. Great."
With their 7-1 thumping of the New York Mets last night, the
worst team in baseball disassociated itself, briefly, from anything
that resembled the very ...