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(Sports Network) - John Lannan hopes for a little run support this evening when the Washington Nationals continue their three-game interleague series with the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park.

Lannan has surrendered three runs or less in his last six starts, giving up two in each of his last five outings, but does not have much to show for it, posting an 0-4 mark over that span.

Lannan, who is 4-8 with a 3.34 ERA on the season, received a no-decision on Sunday against the Texas Rangers, as he allowed two runs and four hits in six innings of his team's 5-3 loss.

Washington has given Lannan just four runs of support in his last six starts.

Lannan's last win came at the expense of the Orioles back on May 18, when he gave up a run and four hits in 7 1/3 innings of a 2-1 Nats' win. This will be his second-ever start against the O's.

Baltimore will hand the ball this evening to left-hander Garrett Olson, who is 5-3 with a 5.01 ERA. Olson lost his second straight decision on Sunday against Milwaukee, as he allowed four runs and four hits in five innings.

Olson defeated Washington back on May 16 in his only other start against them, surrendering three runs and nine hits in five innings.

In the opener of this set on Friday, Kory Casto and Elijah Dukes both stroked RBI hits in the seventh to lift the Washington Nationals to a 4-2 win. Lastings Milledge was 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI while Dukes, Casto and Jesus Flores all had RBI hits for Washington, which has won two straight following a four-game skid.

Odalis Perez, activated from the disabled list on Thursday, went just four innings but kept the O's off the scoreboard on three hits and three walks. Perez tossed 75 pitches in the outing and struck out three after being sidelined since early June with shoulder tendinitis. Joel Hanrahan (4-2) recorded the win with a scoreless seventh.

Adam Jones was 3-for-3 with a run scored and Brian Roberts tripled, doubled and scored a run, while Nick Markakis and Brandon Fahey recorded an RBI each for Baltimore, which has dropped two of three.

Daniel Cabrera (5-4) retired 11 straight down the stretch but took the loss after running into trouble in the seventh. The right-hander went 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on nine hits and three walks while fanning four and remained winless since May 20.

Baltimore took two of three in the Battle of the Beltway back in May. Washington, though, won four of the six games in the series a year ago.