Hours after he was activated from the disabled list, Washington pitcher Stephen Strasburg left in the third inning of Wednesday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves.
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Strasburg, who will have an MRI on Thursday, lasted just 2 1/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves. The right-hander left after 2 1/3 innings, allowing a run on two hits.
Strasburg was placed on the 15-day disabled list with an elbow injury on August 22, but everyone involved – the team, Strasburg, the training staff, the reporters – insisted it was a precautionary stint on the DL. But, after the trainer went out to see Strasburg, Dusty Baker made a decision to take his starter out of the game and bring in left-handed reliever Sean Burnett, who gave up a RBI double to Adonis Garcia, which tied the game at one. Through Aug. 1, he was 15-1 with a 2.63 ERA and 161 strikeouts in 133 2/3 innings.
The winning pitcher was Mat Latos (1-0), who got one out in the 11th.
He went on the disabled list July 27.
The Nationals (82-57) are 8 1/2 games ahead of the New York Mets in the National League East, while the Braves fell to 54-86.
When a hurler with that kind of history starts grimacing after each pitch, motions to the dugout, then walks off the field after a visit from the trainer with his glove over his mouth muttering God knows what to himself, it’s generally not a good sign.
Washington’s Danny Espinosa and Chris Heisey singled in the 10th before Anthony Rendon’s infield hit tied the game at 4. “He was cleared. He wasn’t trying to be a hero”.
Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 1: Yasiel Puig homered and drove in another run, and the Dodgers beat Arizona to win their fifth straight and complete a three-game sweep.
He remained in the game and threw another pitch, this one an 84-mph slider that Foltynewicz fouled on a bunt attempt to strike out. He threw 42 pitches.
“I felt very bad for him”, catcher Ramos said.
NOTES: The game was delayed 57 minutes by the threat of rain and a light rain fell in the first inning. In his first start since August 17, he gave up a double to rookie Dansby Swanson leading off the third.
The team also returned from rehab and reinstated infielder Stephen Drew from the 15-day disabled list.
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Braves: RHP Julio Tehran (5-9, 3.01) starts when the Braves open a three-game series Friday against the Mets.
