Stephen Strasburg allowed three runs on six hits, striking out six, in five innings of work Sunday against the Mets.

After three scoreless frames to start, Strasburg gave up a two-run shot to Michael Conforto in the fourth inning and yielded another run in the fifth. In four spring starts, Strasburg now has a 2.87 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 15 2/3 innings. Health is always the question, but if the right-hander is on the mound, he's still among the league's elite.

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Stephen Strasburg starts for the Nationals against the Mets at 1:05 PM EDT this afternoon in West Palm Beach’s FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. Listen along on 106.7 the FAN in D.C. or on the MLB At Bat app...

Stephen Strasburg gave up five hits, four walks, and two earned runs last time out on the mound, striking out six of 22 Houston batters he faced in his third start of the Spring.

In those outings, the now-30-year-old has given up just those two runs over 10 2â�„3 innings pitched, over which he’s walked five total, struck out 13, and held hitters to a .179 AVG (více...)

Stephen Strasburg racked up six strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings of two-run baseball in Tuesday's Cactus League victory over the Astros.

The right-hander allowed plenty of traffic on the basepaths in this one, giving up give hits and four walks along the way, but was able to limit the damage overall. Strasburg has pitched very well in Cactus League play, compiling a 1.69 ERA and 1.13 WHIP to go along with 13 strikeouts in 10 2/3 innings. Strasburg has been drafted just inside the top-20 starting pitchers, at-or-around pick 60 overall. With a strong and healthy spring though, he could rise up the ranks in the coming weeks.

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Washington send Stephen Strasburg to the mound against the Houston Astros in Grapefruit League action from West Palm Beach, FL. FOLLOW: 6:35 PM EDT; MLB.tv.

A strikeout/wild pitch that put a runner on and a walk in his first inning of work last time out pushed Stephen Strasburg up to 27 pitches early in his outing against New York’s Mets, but the Washington Nationals’ right-hander worked around those runners, a single in the third, and an error in the fourth to complete four scoreless on just 59 pitches overall, striking out five of the 15 batters he faced on the day. (více...)

After a dip in velocity late last season, Stephen Strasburg showed he can continue to have success. That could carry over into 2019, and the Washington Nationals are excited to see what he can do.

It feels like just yesterday that Stephen Strasburg made his debut for the Washington Nationals. He mowed down the Pittsburgh Pirates with an electric arsenal that included a 98mph fastball, 82mph curveball, and 90mph changeup.

Even as recently as 2017, he was able to average 96mph on his fastball, 83mph on the curveball, and 89mph on his changeup. He even incorporated a 90mph slider to give his arsenal a bit more bite (více...)