Johnn Lannan grew up in Long Beach, New York. He went to Siena College, located in Loudonville, New York, and as a result he has been a New York Yankee fan his entire life.

He couldn’t have dreamt up a better homecoming.

Tonight against the Yankees the lenky lefty pitched into the 9^th inning, allowing only four hits, two earned runs, and one walk while striking out four. The effort was good enough for a 3-2 Nats victory and the pitchers fourth win on the year.

This is the second time Lannan has pitched into the 9^th inning against a team from New York this year. On June 6^th, only two starts ago, Lannan went head to head with the New York Mets, pitching a complete game while only allowing one unearned run.

Quite simply Lannan owns the city of New York.

With this victory Lannan has now notched three wins in a row. Unfortunately for the Nats, those three wins are the last three the Nationals have earned themselves.

Despite Lannan’s dominance, the victory Wednesday was a team effort. Cristian Guzman reached three times on base hits and Nick Johnson drove in two. Adam Dunn slugged his 18^th homer and both Corey Patterson and Willie Harris snagged a base a piece.

Mike MacDougal earned his first save of the year, and worked himself out of a jam with a runner on third in the bottom of the 9^th.

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