GAME IN A NUTSHELL: After a 28-minute rain delay, Stephen Strasburg took the mound trying to duplicate his rotation mates’ recent string of dominance and pitch the Nationals to their fourth straight win. Something, though, clearly wasn’t right with Strasburg from the beginning, who labored through three innings, was visited on the mound by a trainer and had dugout conversations with pitching coach Steve McCatty after each inning.
With their starter pulled after only three frames, the Nationals needed something extra out of their bullpen, and they got it from Sammy Solis, who tossed three scoreless innings in his second career appearance.