Strasburg allowed two runs on three hits while striking out five over four innings in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers.
The Washington Post reports that Nats pitching coach Mike Maddux spotted on video Strasburg was tipping his pitches in his last outing, and after making a slight adjustment to how he grips and sets the ball from the stretch, the right-hander posted much better results Monday. "I always have a tendency to tip pitches. I think it's just the way I grip the ball," he said. "My hands are pretty big, and if I'm not paying attention, I do little things. They've got everything on video, so they know all the little things that I do." The 28-year-old has only topped 200 innings once in a season during his career, so staying healthy remains the biggest obstacle between Strasburg and a Cy Young-caliber campaign.