Strasburg cruises and lineups
Stephen Strasburg continued his impressive start to the season today with a morning game–just the standard 10:30 a.m. start time–against the Reading Phils. So as your coffee was starting to kick in, Strasburg’s fastball was starting to dazzle and baffle Minor League batters. Strasburg’s first pitch was a 98 mph fastball. He picked up his second win and pitched 5.0 scoreless innings, striking out six and surrendering just one walk and a hit. He threw an economical 68 pitchers, 48 for strikes.
He is 2-0 with a 0.73 ERA (12.1 IP/ 1 ER) with 17 strikeouts and three walks in three starts.
Date OPP W ERA IP H R ER BB SO AVG
Apr. 11 @ALT 1 1.80 5.0 4 4 1 2 8 .200
Apr. 16 NBR 0 0.00 2.1 2 1 0 0 3 .222
Apr. 21 REA 1 0.00 5.0 1 0 0 1 6 .063
Totals 2 0.73 12.1 6 5 1 3 17 .133
Here are tonight’s Lineups:
Rockies (7-7):
1. Carlos Gonzalez – LF
2. Dexter Fowler – CF
3. Jason Giambi – 1B
4. Troy Tulowitzki – SS
5. Brad Hawpe – RF
6. Melvin Mora – 3B
7. Chris Ianetta – C
8. Clint Barmes – 2B
9. Jason Hammel – SP (0-1, 11.42 ERA)
Nationals (7-7):
1. Nyjer Morgan – CF
2. Cristian Guzman – SS
3. Ryan Zimmerman – 3B
4. Adam Dunn – 1B
5. Josh Willingham – LF
6. Willie Harris – RF
7. Adam Kennedy – 2B
8. Wil Nieves – C
9. John Lannan- SP (1-1, 5.74 ERA)
*”The team’s had a little bit of adversity, and we’ve bounced back, which is a good sign,” Ian Desmond said. “We’re only getting better every day. I’m only getting better, the team’s only getting better, and we are definitely moving in the right direction.”
* The Nationals have plated 69 runs through the season’s initial 14 contests and that is the top 14-game run output recorded by the Nationals since MLB returned to DC in 2005. The best 14-game mark prior to this season was 64 runs recorded by both the 2005 and ’06 Nationals.
