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Stephen Strasburg; mistake pitches; home run balls; sweaty hands; loss to Dodgers...

Stephen Strasburg gave up two runs on five hits when he went up against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Dodger Stadium back in April, striking out 10 of the 28 batters he faced in what ended up a 4-0 loss.

Heading into the second start of the season against LA on Sunday afternoon, in the series finale with the Dodgers in Nationals Park, the 29-year-old right-hander was trying to extend a three-start winning streak, over which he’d put up a 2.