Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg has been either injured or underperforming for so long that it was hard to remember the pitcher many believed to be the premier prospect in the sport.
Strasburg, however, continued to show glimpses of his potential Wednesday night in a hitter's paradise, no less. He held the host Rockies to just one unearned run on two hits in seven innings with no walks and five strikeouts.
The only run he allowed came off a wild pitch in the second inning, after which he retired 16 of the last 17 batters he faced.
Strasburg has yielded only five runs in his last 35 2/3 innings to send his ERA tumbling from 6.55 to 4.22.