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2019 World Series: Stephen Strasburg settles in after rough start in Nationals’ 12-3 win over Astros

Davey Martinez talked before the start of Game 1 of the 2019 World Series about Stephen Strasburg being the rock of the Washington Nationals’ rotation this year.

The 31-year-old righty went (18-6) in 33 starts, with a 3.32 ERA, a 3.25 FIP, 56 walks (2.41 BB/9), and 251 Ks (10.81 K/9) in 209 innings pitched.

“What an unbelievable year he’s had,” Martinez told reporters, “... and what he’s meant to us getting here. This guy has been the rock, he really has. [Max] Scherzer -- I could speak volumes of [Aníbal] Sánchez, but he’s been the constant.