
Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals pitches during their Grapefruit League game against the Detroit Tigers at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida on March 20, 2014. Strasburg gave up three hits over five innings, with one walk and five strikeouts as the Nationals defeated the Tigers 8-1. Strasburg is 3-0 with a 0.64 ERA in spring training action thus far. As he gets ready for Washington's opening game against the New York Mets on March 31, Strasburg has given up one earned run and eight hits in 14 innings with 10 strikeouts and four walks."I'm just trying to go out there and commit to every pitch and take what happens," Strasburg said after the game against the Tigers. In addition to working on his slider, Strasburg has also been trying to do a better job of holding runners on base. Photo by Gregg Newton
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