For the first time since July 4, Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg was on the mound last night, but it wasn’t with the big league club. Instead, he made his first rehab start with the triple-A Syracuse Chiefs as they hosted the Buffalo Bison (Toronto Blue Jays). Syracuse would lose the game 8-5, but all the talk after the game was about Strasburg.
The 27-year-old right-hander, who is trying to come back from an oblique injury, went four innings, gave up three runs on four hits, struck out five, and walked one on 64 pitches (44 strikes).