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Lannan steps into the spotlight

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Ed Lannan said recently that he and at least 10 of his relatives will go to Miami to watch his son, Nationals left-hander John Lannan, pitch on Monday afternoon against the Marlins.
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Nationals probable pitcher

John Lannan

  • #31 LHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Manager Manny Acta says he picked Lannan to start the opener against the Marlins because he had 21 quality starts last year.

An 11th-round pick in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, Lannan had a rapid rise to the big leagues. Two years after being drafted, Lannan went from Class A Potomac to the Majors in one season and had a respectable 4.15 ERA in six big-league games. By early last season, Lannan was the team's No. 1 starter.

Lannan will face a tough Marlins lineup that includes shortstop Hanley Ramirez and second baseman Dan Uggla. It will be the first time Lannan will face Florida during his career. The Marlins were 14-3 against the Nationals last season. Lannan hopes he pitches like last season and puts his start on Wednesday afternoon against the Blue Jays behind him. He gave up seven runs in 4 2/3 innings in a 7-6 loss. Lannan said it was best to get the bad start out of the way before he faces the Marlins.

  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 11-17 3.95 216.2 89 127 .256

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/06/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Washington Nationals (NL East) 0 0 0.5 0-0 0-0
Florida Marlins (NL East) 0 0 0.5 0-0 0-0
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Nolasco ready to roll on Opening Day

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
In terms of elite National League right-handed pitchers, Ricky Nolasco isn't as well recognized as say Brandon Webb, Jake Peavy or Roy Oswalt. But that could change if the Marlins' 26-year-old repeats what he did a year ago.
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Marlins probable pitcher

Ricky Nolasco

  • #47 RHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Last year mattered when determining Florida's Opening Day starter. After establishing himself as one of the top right-handers in the National League in '08, Nolasco was rewarded with his first Opening Day start of his young career.

Nolasco comes off a 15-8 season with a 3.52 ERA. The 26-year-old logged a team high 212 1/3 innings over 34 games with 32 starts. Because he was so valuable and so effective as the season wore on, he entered Spring Training with the inside edge to assume the role of ace.

Also impressive about Nolasco's 2008 season was the fact he struck out 186 while walking just 42. He has a goal of walking fewer than 25 this season. For his career, Nolasco is 5-1 with a 3.53 ERA lifetime vs. Washington, including 2-0 (2.08 ERA) last year.

  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 27-21 4.12 373.2 92 296 .262

Nationals hitters vs Ricky Nolasco

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Bernadina, Roger - - - - .000 3 0 0
Desmond, Ian - - - - - - - -
Dukes, Elijah - - - - .000 6 0 0
Dunn, Adam - - - - .133 15 1 5
Flores, Jesus - - - - .571 7 0 0
Gonzalez, Alberto - - - - 1.000 2 0 1
Guzman, Cristian - - - - .300 10 0 0
Harris, Willie - - - - .000 7 0 0
Maxwell, Justin - - - - .000 6 0 0
Morgan, Nyjer - - - - .250 8 0 1
Morse, Mike - - - - - - - -
Nieves, Wil - - - - .200 5 0 1
Willingham, Josh - - - - .400 5 0 0
Zimmerman, Ryan - - - - .227 22 1 2

Marlins hitters vs John Lannan

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Amezaga, Alfredo - - - - - - - -
Baker, John - - - - .500 4 1 2
Bonifacio, Emilio - - - - .333 6 0 0
Cantu, Jorge - - - - .364 11 1 4
Carroll, Brett - - - - - - - -
Coghlan, Chris - - - - .333 6 0 0
Cousins, Scott - - - - - - - -
Hayes, Brett - - - - .000 2 0 0
Helms, Wes - - - - .000 4 0 0
Maybin, Cameron - - - - .167 6 0 0
Miller, Jai - - - - - - - -
Paulino, Ronny - - - - .250 4 0 0
Ramirez, Hanley - - - - .500 10 0 1
Ross, Cody - - - - .222 9 0 0
Sanchez, Gaby - - - - .000 3 0 0
Uggla, Dan - - - - .250 8 1 1

Bonif-ied star on Opening Day (0-1) (1-0)

Marlins 12, Nationals 6

Dunn flexes in Florida

Bill Ladson / MLB.com
Adam Dunn came as advertised, slugging a three-run homer against the Marlins in his Nationals debut on Opening Day. Despite the impressive display of power, Washington simply had too big a hole to dig out of after starter John Lannan struggled in his three-inning outing.

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Leading off with win

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
The Marlins watched leadoff man Emilio Bonifacio do it all on Opening Day, from stealing three bases to racing around the diamond for an inside-the-park homer. Bonifacio's contributions, paired with a grand slam from Hanley Ramirez -- the first of his career -- paved the way for victory.
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Marlins 12, Nationals 6

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Milledge, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Guzman, C, SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .500
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250
Dunn, A, LF 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .500
Johnson, N, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Kearns, RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250
Belliard, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
  Shell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Hinckley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Dukes, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Flores, J, C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500
Lannan, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
  Tavarez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Bard, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Ledezma, W, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Harris, W, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 36 6 9 6 0 9 8  

a-Grounded out for Tavarez, J in the 5th. b-Struck out for Hinckley in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (1, Nolasco), Kearns (1, Nolasco), Zimmerman, R (1, Nolasco).
HR: Dunn, A (1, 6th inning off Nolasco, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Guzman, C 2; Zimmerman, R 2; Dunn, A 6; Johnson, N; Kearns 2; Flores, J 2.
RBI: Dunn, A 4 (4), Kearns (1), Flores, J (1).
2-out RBI: Kearns; Flores, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Belliard.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
E: Belliard (1, fielding), Zimmerman, R (1, throw).
 
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bonifacio, 3B 5 4 4 2 0 0 1 .800
Baker, Jo, C 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .250
Ramirez, H, SS 3 2 2 5 1 0 0 .667
Cantu, 1B 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 .500
Uggla, 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000
Hermida, LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250
  Calero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Meyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Helms, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
  Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ross, C, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Maybin, CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250
Nolasco, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
  a-Carroll, B, PH-LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 36 12 12 12 4 6 13  

a-Reached on error for Nolasco in the 6th. b-Flied out for Meyer in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Baker, Jo (1, Lannan), Ramirez, H (1, Lannan), Maybin (1, Tavarez, J), Cantu (1, Ledezma, W).
HR: Cantu (1, 3rd inning off Lannan, 1 on, 1 out), Hermida (1, 3rd inning off Lannan, 0 on, 2 out), Bonifacio (1, 4th inning off Tavarez, J, 1 on, 1 out), Ramirez, H (1, 6th inning off Shell, 3 on, 0 out).
TB: Bonifacio 7; Baker, Jo 2; Ramirez, H 6; Cantu 6; Hermida 4; Maybin 2; Carroll, B.
RBI: Baker, Jo (1), Cantu 3 (3), Ramirez, H 5 (5), Hermida (1), Bonifacio 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Hermida.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Maybin; Helms.
S: Ramirez, H; Nolasco.
Team RISP: 6-for-12.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bonifacio 3 (3, 2nd base off Lannan/Flores, J, 2nd base off Ledezma, W/Flores, J, 3rd base off Lannan/Flores, J).
 
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan (L, 0-1) 3.0 6 6 6 0 1 2 18.00
Tavarez, J 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 18.00
Ledezma, W 1.0 2 3 2 2 2 0 18.00
Shell 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 4.50
Hinckley 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
 
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Nolasco (W, 1-0) 6.0 7 5 5 0 6 1 7.50
Calero 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Meyer 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Kensing 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 9.00

Ledezma, W pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP: Kensing.
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 58-30, Tavarez, J 15-8, Ledezma, W 34-19, Shell 37-25, Hinckley 26-11, Nolasco 92-66, Calero 14-8, Meyer 18-9, Kensing 18-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 7-1, Tavarez, J 2-1, Ledezma, W 0-1, Shell 1-2, Hinckley 1-2, Nolasco 6-6, Calero 2-0, Meyer 0-2, Kensing 2-0.
Batters faced: Lannan 16, Tavarez, J 5, Ledezma, W 8, Shell 8, Hinckley 5, Nolasco 25, Calero 3, Meyer 3, Kensing 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Shell 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Brian Gorman. 2B: CB Bucknor. 3B: Mike Everitt.
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 24 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:55.
Att: 34,323.
April 6, 2009

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