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John Lannan Nationals: When the Nationals are involved in historical moments, left-hander John Lannan knows when to rise to the occasion. On Aug. 6, 2007, Giants outfielder Barry Bonds was a home run away from the being the career home-run leader. But Lannan held Bonds hitless in three at-bats in San Francisco. Tuesday was another historical night. Braves right-hander John Smoltz, 40, ...
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Cubs at Nationals open game thread
Another Cubs Blog — B-REF PREVIEW | GAMEDAY | WEATHER | ACB CHAT ROOM John Lannan has never faced a Cubs hitter Ted Lilly vs. Nationals hitters:  .188/.270/.300 in 80 at-bats Cloudy, high 50s, 20% chance of rain.  The game begins at 12:35 pm on WGN. The only hitter with more than 10 at-bats against Lilly is Christian Guzman and he’s 1-18 with a walk and 8 strikeouts.  Felipe Lopez is 2-8, but both hits were home runs.  This should be a good day for the Cubs offense as Lannan doesn’t have great control.  He’s walked 10 in 23.2 innings this season after walking 17 last year in ...

Open Thread: Cubs vs. Nationals, Sunday 4/27, 12:35 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Cubs had previously faced one of the three once. No wonder Washington has so much trouble, with such an inexperienced starting staff. Lannan's numbers are pretty decent so far this year -- but with 10 walks in 23.2 IP, expect the newly-patient Cub hitters to try to wait him out. Today's game is on WGN. Yes, this time for sure. It's also on MASN cable in the Washington/Baltimore area, and at the MLB.com Mediacenter. MLB.com Gameday (2007 version) MLB.com Gameday (2008 version) Baseball-reference.com game ...

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