PHOENIX — Two All-Stars are set to head to the mound Sunday when the Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks conclude their three-game series.
Stephen Strasburg (10-3, 3.21 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Nationals versus the Diamondbacks’ Robbie Ray (9-4, 2.97).
Ray was named to his first All-Star team, though he did not pitch. He has allowed only three runs over 12 innings in his last two starts. In his last four home starts, he is 3-1 with a 2.45 ERA.
Ray is well-rested thanks to a 12-day break between pitching six innings July 6 at the Los Angeles Dodgers and six innings at Cincinnati on Tuesday.