Washington Times · Sep 7, 2018
Nationals fall to Cubs in another extra-inning loss
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers a pitch during the first inning of the team’s baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)It was just like old times, and a slice of what could have been this October.
Stephen Strasburg was throwing fastballs in a tight game past the Chicago Cubs, who faced the Nationals in the playoffs last fall.
But in this frustrating season, Washington’s 6-4 loss in 10 innings on Thursday night at Nationals Park may go down as just a footnote in a year of mediocre results.