John Lannan improves his record in Philadelphia as he wins game for Washington Nationals - MLB
Unlike his past record, John Lannan threw a better spell on the mound on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Given the fact that he has been unimpressive in this stadium, the Washington Nationals’ manager Davey Johnson had a reason to think twice
before sending him on the mound.
However, Johnson put faith in Lannan and expected that he will not disappoint.
John Lannan rewarded the confidence of the manager as he ended up winning the game.
Lannan was brought on rotation following the opening of a spot thanks to the shut-down of Stephen Strasburg. The fact Strasburg was excellent for as long as he was in the season put heavy responsibility on Lannan.
In order to make sure the Nationals keep their success going without Strasburg afloat, he is looking to throw solid innings and win games for the team.
Realising that he has struggled at Citizens Bank Park in the past, Lannan tried to change his approach while he stepped on the mound there on Wednesday.
He has discussed that it is not for the first time that he was in a situation where he had to prove a point.
By ascertaining that he forgets his poor shows in this park, he says he renewed his focus and produced the desired outcome in turn.
“I’ve been there before,” Lannan said. “I’ve been in that situation here so many times and have come up short. I told myself not to do what I did back then. I don’t even know what it was. But I told myself I wasn’t going to let it happen, because it’s happened
so many times here. I was kind of fed up with it and went from there.”
Lannan has a great opportunity to learn from his experiences in the season. He can turn himself into a kind of pitcher that the Nationals generally possess.
Explaining his decision of employing Lannan as starter against Phillies, Johnson states he is confident of his talent for throwing well at any ground.
“I look at history, but I know the player and I know what the player is capable of,” Johnson said. “This is a situation I’m sure he relishes.”
Lannan will be looking to carry his momentum forward in the upcoming games.
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