Anyway, if you've perhaps been living under a rock or maybe devoting all your summer sports down time to the WNBA (Seattle is 18-2? WTF?) then you don't know about Nationals pithcing phenom/Jesus Stephen Strasburg. Well, for those that do or do not know about him, a few Stras-nuggets before tonight's game (nuggets that further push grotesque hand down page):
He's made 8 starts, lasting no less than 5 and no more than 7 innings out each time.
He's 4-2 with a 2.03 ERA and 1.03 WHIP. These are good things people.
He has struck out 68 batters in only 48.2 innings of work. He's only walked 14 guys in those 8 starts as well.
Some final interesting Stras-splits (maybe only to me):
- He's even more unstoppable at night. 1.95 ERA and .188 opponents batting average against.
- Right handed batters might as well go to the plate with a vuvuzela. Righties' slash line against Strasburg (batting average/on base percentage/slugging percentage): .175/.223./.186
- There have been 32 ABs with runners in scoring position. Stras has allowed only 6 hits in those 32 ABs (4 walks).
- Finally, if the boy gets you down 0-2, just give up. He owns you like a rented mule at 0-2. That even means you Joey Votto.
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