WASHINGTON – Stephen Strasburg broke the major league record for strikeouts over his first four major league starts, fanning nine over his first six innings Thursday for the Washington Nationals against the Kansas City Royals.
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By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer
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Maybe Stephen Strasburg throws too many strikes. Huh? It takes once-in-a-generation talent to draw once-in-a-blue-moon criticism, but about the only thing to parse from the 21-year-old rookie's first loss is that he had the audacity to throw strikes on 0-2 counts to back-to-back batters in the fifth inning.
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Stephen Strasburg struck out nine batters and allowed one run over six innings, but also suffered his first major league defeat as the Washington Nationals lost 1-0 to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. On the last better he faced, Strasburg (2-1) got his 41st strikeout. That broke a record held by Herb Score, who fanned 40 in his first four major league starts for Cleveland in 1955.
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Sensational starts from Stephen Strasburg are no longer good enough for the Washington Nationals. The way they're hitting the ball these days, they need him to be just about perfect. The hard-throwing rookie suffered his first major league loss Thursday, despite another solid outing. He struck out nine to set another record, didn't walk a batter and allowed only one run over six innings in a…
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Matt Capps was only focused on the result. Sure, it was a wild one, but the Washington Nationals still got the win. Capps allowed Scott Podsednik's two-run single before finishing for his major league-leading 22nd save, preserving a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. "The name of it is to get three outs before they tie it or take the lead," said Capps, who also…
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The Washington Nationals have sent left-hander John Lannan to Double-A Harrisburg, a demotion for their pitcher who started on opening day. Lannan was 2-5 with a 5.76 ERA in 14 starts. He didn't get out of the fifth inning in any of his last three starts, giving up at least 10 hits and five runs in each outing.
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A little work with his pitching coach helped Livan Hernandez put a horrible performance behind him.
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Mike Morse and Cristian Guzman hit solo home runs, Livan Hernandez pitched seven strong innings and the Washington Nationals beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 Monday night. Hernandez (6-4) had his longest outing since May 9, giving up one run and eight hits to help the Nationals snap a six-game losing streak — their longest since an eight-game Aug.
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Washington Nationals rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg set a record during another masterful performance.
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