Sunday, May 20, 2012

Strasburg nationals

  • WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg took a swing and looked in amazement as the baseball carried over the left-field wall. If Strasburgs first major league homer came as a surprise, his performance on the mound did not.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg hit his first major league home run and struck out eight in five innings to carry the Washington Nationals past the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Sunday.
  • (US News and World Report)
  • He came into Sundays start against the Washington Nationals with a 4-0 record that included wins over the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers in his past two starts. Sunday presented a new test, facing wunderkind right-hander Stephen Strasburg.
  • (Sacramento Bee)
  • As Stephen Strasburg stood on the dugout steps, the crowd roared for him. His batting gloves still on, he acknowledged them with a quick wave to his right and then another to his left.
  • (Washington Post)
  • Thats it. Justin K. Aller/Getty ImagesStephen Strasburg is averaging more than a strikeout an inning this season. The Nationals are now in first place and have been the fashionable pick to challenge for the NL East since the end of last season.
  • (ESPN)
  • WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg hit his first major league homer Sunday, connecting in the fourth inning against Baltimore left-hander Wei-Yin Chen. Strasburg drove a 0-2 pitch into the Orioles bullpen.
  • (Washington Post)
  • Here are a few notes about the Nationals bonanza-like afternoon at the plate: --- Stephen Strasburgs home run in the fifth inning was the first longball for a Nationals pitcher this season.
  • (Washington Times)
  • Bryce Harper, Danny Espinosa and Ian Desmond each had two hits and two RBIs, while Stephen Strasburg pitched only five innings but chipped in two hits and his first career homer.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • WASHINGTON — After falling behind 3-0 on Sunday, Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg received a curtain call — after hitting his first major league home run.
  • (Tucson Citizen)

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