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Strasburg brilliant, Washington takes three of four from Phils with 4-1 win

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strasburgStephen Strasburg picked up his first win of 2015 with seven and a third innings of five-hit baseball, lifting Washington to a 4-1 win over Philadelphia on Sunday.

The Nats took three of four from the Phils.

Strasburg (1-1) didn’t give up a baserunner until the fifth, and ended up giving up a run on five hits and two walks, striking out seven.

The righthander threw 95 pitches, 73 for strikes.

Drew Storen gave up two hits in a scoreless ninth en route to picking up his fourth save of the season.

Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and two RBI to key the Nationals offense.

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