Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg fired six strong innings against the Giants on Thursday. He allwed two runs on seven hits, walking two and striking out eight.
Strasburg (6-6, 4.62 ERA) was given a 1-0 lead before he even took the mound in the first inning. But he gave the lead right back with two runs in the bottom half of the first. The Nationals went on to lose the game 3-1.
The hard-throwing Strasburg was able to settle in after that, however, as he put up zeroes the rest of the way. Unfortunately for him, the Nationals were unable to do much against Ryan Vogelsong and the Giants' bullpen.
This was Strasburg's second start since returning from the disabled list. He has allowed a total of three runs in 13 innings over the two outings.