WASHINGTON -- The Nationals held an intrasquad game Thursday afternoon, a chance to get their pitchers facing hitters in game situations ahead of their Spring Training opener Saturday.
It offered yet another strong indicator for Stephen Strasburg's health coming off a torn pronator tendon that ended his 2016 season Sept. 7. If Strasburg was not 100 percent, then he would not have been pitching Thursday.
Facing off against Tanner Roark's team, Strasburg tossed 23 pitches, all from the stretch as he works on staying quick to home plate in his delivery and showed some encouraging signs to Washington pitching coach Mike Maddux.