Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 7, LA Dodgers 2
When: 10:10 PM ET, Friday, July 22, 2011
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Cory Blaser, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Mike DiMuro
Attendance: 39839

Starting pitcher John Lannan homered and Jerry Hairston put the game away with his third career grand slam to lead the visiting Washington Nationals to a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

Lannan (7-6) gave up two runs – one earned – on three hits and struck out six over 6 1/3 innings. He went 2-for-3 at the plate with a two-run shot to become the third Nationals pitcher to homer in the last seven seasons.

Hairston’s shot to left field off Matt Guerrier in the ninth made it 7-2.

The Dodgers have scored a major league-low 39 runs in July and managed only three hits against the Nationals.

Los Angeles starter Hiroki Kuroda (6-12) allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out seven over 6 1/3 innings.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Washington   LA Dodgers
John Lannan Player Hiroki Kuroda
Win W/L Loss
6.1 IP 6.1
6 Strikeouts 7
3 Hits 7
1.42 ERA 4.26
Hitting
Washington   LA Dodgers
John Lannan Player Aaron Miles
2 Hits 1
2 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 2
.667 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Washington 9 2 17 .265 11 11 7 5 1 2
LA Dodgers 3 0 5 .100 12 10 1 4 0 0