Saturday, September 8, 2012

Strasburg Shut Down for the Season

The Washington Nationals lead by Davey Johnson decided to shutdown star pitcher Stephen Strasburg for the season. In a game on August 28, he gave up seven runs in five innings in the 9-0 to the Miami Marlins. On Friday, he lasted only three innings throwing 67 pitches, 37 strikes. He gave up five runs on six hits in the loss. Strasburg pitches in 28 game and had a 15-6 record with a 3.16 ERA and 197 strikeouts.

Manager Davey Johnson claimed it was more of a mental reason than a physical reason that Strasburg was shut down early before the postseason.  

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