Dusty Baker said Strasburg had felt a pinch but didn’t elaborate on the severity of his injury. Was he psyched? Was he chomping at the bit?
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“He did everything that was asked of him (before the start)”, Baker said.
Strasburg wasn’t in the clubhouse after the game. We will find out more tomorrow. He is frustrated and upset. “You don’t know until you get into action”.
He has had a problem with injuries throughout his career, including needing Tommy John surgery in 2010.
Strasburg had been on the disabled list with elbow soreness before being activated to face the Atlanta Braves for his first start since August 17. “It is definitely a tough thing”.
Murphy’s two-run single in the seventh tied the score at 3 and gave him 100 RBIs for the season.
Swanson homered for the second straight game, this time sending one over the fence following Tuesday night’s inside-the-park home run. Doing everything that we had hoped and thought he would. “He’s handling everything spectacular”, interim Braves manager Brian Snitker said.
METS 6, REDS 3: Jose Reyes hit a leadoff home run, Noah Syndergaard lasted five shaky shutout innings and visiting NY won its fifth in a row overall and 14th straight over Cincinnati.
“He probably could have pitched a couple of innings in the end after he came out and regrouped”, Snitker said.
“I was just really confident tonight”, he said. He’s just coming along exactly the way we thought he would. “He’s doing those one-on-one battles and winning majority”.
Trea Turner, Ramos and Jayson Werth had two hits for the Nationals.
Atlanta’s Ender Inciarte extended his hitting streak to 18 games with a single in the 11th.
Washington’s 40-26 record in Nationals Park is the third-best home mark in the NL, behind only the Dodgers (46-27) and Cubs (51-20).
With Braves pitcher Mike Foltynewicz attempting to bunt after Dansby Swanson’s leadoff double, Strasburg’s 0-2 pitch sailed high.
Strasburg was replaced by Sean Burnett, who gave up an RBI double to Adonis Garcia.
Strasburg gave up one run and two hits in 2 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and no walks, throwing 42 pitches.
The right-hander threw three innings for Class AAA Syracuse Monday, then threw more in the bullpen to push his pitch count up toward 60. “He wasn’t trying to be a hero”.
The start of the game was delayed 57 minutes, though it ultimately only rained lightly during the early portion of the game.
The Nationals also reinstated infielder Stephen Drew from the 15-day disabled list. He went on the disabled list July 27and was 1-for-1 Wednesday off the bench.
Nationals: RHP A.J. Cole (1-1, 3.86) makes his fourth start of the season when the Nationals host the Phillies on Thursday.
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The Nationals went on to beat Atlanta 5-4 in 11 innings to stay 8.5 games in front in the National League East.
