{"id":21634,"date":"2013-06-17T12:41:58","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T16:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=21634"},"modified":"2013-06-17T12:41:58","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T16:41:58","slug":"nats-cant-take-cleveland-series-and-now-face-john-lannan-for-the-first-time-in-philly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/06\/nats-cant-take-cleveland-series-and-now-face-john-lannan-for-the-first-time-in-philly\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats can&#8217;t take Cleveland series and now face John Lannan for the first time in Philly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/06\/2013-nats-vs-indians-qa-and-prediction-with-vince-guerrieri.html\">guest prognosticator<\/a>, Vince Guerrieri was right &#8212; his Cleveland Indians did take their series with my Washington Nationals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Thus, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Nats&amp;src=hash\">#Nats<\/a> haven&#39;t driven in a runner via base hit since Thursday: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/QaAx8VBNeC\">http:\/\/t.co\/QaAx8VBNeC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Zuckerman (@ZuckermanCSN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZuckermanCSN\/statuses\/346624011213602817\">June 17, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That succinctly describes the Nats weekend. Two solid pitching performances by<strong> Gio Gonzalez<\/strong> and <strong>Stephen Strasburg<\/strong> were wasted, while a poor outing by<strong> Jordan Zimmerman<\/strong> was redeemed by Nats homers, including Anthony Rendon&#8217;s first, a game-winner after a missed-foul ball:<\/p>\n<p><iframe src='http:\/\/wapc.mlb.com\/shared\/video\/embed\/embed.html?content_id=28063213&#038;width=400&#038;height=224&#038;property=mlb' width='400' height='224' frameborder='0'>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Even when hitting four homers on Saturday, the Nats needed a gimmick to win. They needed that to beat the Rockies on Thursday (two balks to advance the tying run) and the only run on Friday night was on a wild pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Since the Nats have dug themselves in a hole of mediocrity (http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/dc-sports-bog\/wp\/2013\/06\/17\/the-nats-and-world-series-winners-through-68-games\/), a 1-2 road series is tough to swallow, especially when they had runners on the corners with no outs twice yesterday and the bases loaded with no outs too. They can&#8217;t let games like that slip away and still make the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The mediocrity isn&#8217;t entirely due to bad luck, though roster construction and an under-performing bench plays a big part. Injuries have really hurt this team:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>The last time Bryce Harper, Jayson Werth and Ryan Zimmerman played in a game together was April 17th<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Jones (@Mr_KevinJones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mr_KevinJones\/statuses\/346653413813133312\">June 17, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natsenquirer.com\/2013\/06\/bryce-and-bryan-harper-on-helium.html\">Bryce Harper really needs to put the helium down<\/a> (Nats Enquirer) and get back in the lineup. That&#8217;ll probably solve some problems. Does this suddenly scarce, inert gas help with bursitis?<\/p>\n<p>Tonight begins a big series in Philadelphia. The Phillies are four games under, but will certainly be eager to play the Nats, particularly tonight&#8217;s starter, John Lannan, who returns after a lengthy stint on the DL. If his sinker is on, he&#8217;s tough get much more than a groundball off of &#8212; in other words, the Nats bats will probably have trouble with him.<strong> Dan Haren<\/strong> is starting and that could get ugly quickly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/12\/nats-a-look-back-at-john-lannan.html\">Lannan<\/a>, who has the second most wins (42) for a DC pitchers since 2005, surely wants this one badly and I expect him to pitch about 5&frac23; innings and give up no more than 2 runs with 2 double-plays. I also expect him to get on base twice.<\/p>\n<p>The Nats really need this series to keep pace with the Braves, who lead by 6&frac12; games. The Nats picked up a game over the last 10, but could have picked up a few more with some hitting with runners in scoring position. With about 90 games to go, the Braves can be caught, but it will be at a very slow pace unless the Nats get hot. 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