In four starts since he came off a stint on the Disabled List for a right elbow nerve impingement on August 16th, Stephen Strasburg had posted a 0.67 ERA, with three walks (1.00 BB/9), 31 strikeouts (10.33 K/9) and a .198/.222/.271 line against in 27 innings, 26 of them scoreless, heading into Sunday afternoon’s start.
“He has great command right now,” Dusty Baker said when asked about Strasburg’s scoreless innings streak after he’d extended it with six scoreless in Miami before he suffered calf cramps that ended his outing.
“He has great command of his fastball, and they’re really not picking up his changeup or his slider,” Baker added.