Sunday, May 20, 2012

Strasburg nationals

  • 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)
  • Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals found some offense in Sundays game against the Baltimore Orioles, scoring nine runs and ending Baltimores five-game winning streak.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • After Jesus Flores's first homer since Aug. 18 broke a 3-3 tie in the fourth inning, Strasburg (4-1) sent an 0-2 pitch from Wei-Yin Chen into the Baltimore bullpen.
  • (New York Times)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • The Orioles' success on the road ended at the hands of one of the game's top young talents.
  • (Herald-Mail)
  • PITTSBURGH -- Maybe Davey Johnson should hold all his team meetings on days Stephen Strasburg is pitching.
  • (ESPN)

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