Stephen Strasburg has arguably his best start of the season in one of his team's biggest games, but wound up receiving a tough loss as the Nationals suffered a sweep at the hands of the Mets.
Strasburg (8-7) returned from a back injury and was sharp, going 7 1/3 innings of strong work, striking out 13 batters while walking just one. His only mistakes were two solo home runs, the last of which tied the game at 2-2. The last inherited runner came around to score, giving Strasburg the defeat.