After pitching a perfect first inning, Stephen Strasburg got batted around in the second inning of his spring debut for the Nationals.
Strasburg retired the Cardinals in order in the first inning, throwing nine strikes in 12 pitches. He wasn't able to complete the second inning, however, giving up two runs and leaving after hitting his 40-pitch limit with two outs.
Strasburg finished with a line of 1.2 innings, three hits, two earned runs, two walks and two strikeouts. Twenty six of his 40 pitches were strikes.
He told Comcast Sportsnet Mid Atlantic's Mark Zuckerman that he was happy with his command of his fastball and curve, but his changeup was cutting on him.
Strasburg's fastball hit 94 MPH in the game.