Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg continued his recent run of dominance with a strong outing against the Padres on Tuesday. The hard-throwing righty went six innings, allowing two runs on two hits. He allowed one walk and struck out seven in the 8-3 victory.
Strasburg (8-6, 4.14 ERA) was solid in this one. The only runs he allowed came on a two-run home run by Jedd Gyorko in the second inning, which actually gave the Padres a brief 2-0 lead. But the Nationals rallied back for the victory.
In four starts since returning from the disabled list, Strasburg is 3-1 with a 1.73 ERA.