Stephen Strasburg tossed six strong innings against the Dodgers in LA in May, giving up a total of four hits, two walks, and two runs in a 6-0 loss, but he went seven innings in D.C. in late July, holding Dodger hitters to a run on two hits in an 11-4 win.
“When he mixes all his pitches,” Davey Martinez said after Strasburg’s second start against the NL West division winners, “... and today his fastball was really, really good, and he had good movement on his fastball, but when he starts mixing in all his pitches like that and he’s able to throw them for strikes whenever he wants, he’s tough, and he competes and you’re up there as a hitter and it’s a tough at bat for anyone.