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Giants blast Strasburg, Nats, 7-1

Chris Graham

stephen strasburgStephen Strasburg didn’t get out of the fifth inning in a 7-1 Washington Nationals loss to San Francisco Saturday at Nationals Park.

Strasburg (15-2, 2.80 ERA, 1.01 WHIP) struggled all night, and was done after four and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on eight hits, striking out eight and walking one.

Matt Cain (4-6, 5.16 ERA, 1.51 WHIP) got the win for the Giants, giving up five hits in five scoreless innings, striking out four and walking three.

Wilson Ramos (.337/.385/.547, 17 HR, 61 RBI) had three of the Nats’ eight hits on the night.

Washington (65-45) has a six and a half game lead on Miami (58-51), which was losing 12-3 in the eighth at Colorado at press time.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].