Major League Baseball's and the Washington National's Number 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg made his major league debut Tuesday Night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was amazing! Strasburg struck out 14 and didn't walk a single batter. The National's won the game 5-2. Some have called Strasburg the best Major League Prospect EVER.
WASHINGTON -- Making his Major League debut after 11 sensational Minor League starts, Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg pitched seven innings of two-run ball against the Pirates on Tuesday, earning the win and striking out 14 in the Nats' 5-2 victory.
Delwyn Young's two-run home run with two outs in the fourth was the only damage against Strasburg. A sellout crowd of 40,315 saw Strasburg allow just four hits, and his 14 strikeouts established a club record. The 14 strikeouts by Strasburg in a Major League debut were one shy of the all-time mark of 15 set by Karl Spooner in 1954 and J.R. Richard in '71. Even more amazing was that he struck out no more than nine batters in a game when pitching in the Minor Leagues. Strasburg, who did the job without looking at scouting reports, threw 94 pitches, 65 for strikes, and didn't walk a batter. The righty retired his final 10 batters, striking out his last seven. You will be hearing A LOT about Stephen Strasburg in the coming months and years.
His Hometown Washington Post's Tom Boswell put it well in his column: "Ask Boswell".
1 comment:
Dayam!
That guy can PITCH!
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