Four starts in the books for Nationals uber-prospect Stephen Strasburg. The hard throwing right-hander took the mound again on Monday for Class A Hagerstown and tossed 3 innings allowing 2 hits and 1 earned run. He walked a batter and struck out six and was saddled with the loss. The 3 innings ties for his longest start during his rehab and the six strikeouts represents a season high. Strasburg has now thrown 9 1/3 innings, and while he's been touched up for 8 runs (7 earned) on 11 hits he's fanned 18, nearly 2 per inning. His numbers are a bit skewed thanks to his rough outing against the Lexington Legends last week. If you took that game out, he would have an ERA of just 2.35.
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It's believed that Strasburg will make two more starts in the minors before returning to the mound in Washington. Here's a quick recap of his 4 minor league starts:
Game 1 - 8/7 - Hagerstown - 1 2/3 IP 3 H 1 R 0 BB 4 K- Opponents 3/8
Game 2 - 8/12 - Potomac - 3 IP 2 H 0 R 0 BB 5 K - Opponents 2/12
Game 3 - 8/17 - Hagerstown - 1 2/3 IP 4 H 5 R 2 BB 3 K - Opponents 4/9
Game 4 - 8/22 - Hagerstown - 3 IP 2 H 2 R 1 BB 6 K - Opponents 2/12
TOTAL 9 1/3 IP 11 H 8 R 3 BB 18 K - Opponents 11/41 (.268)
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