Stephen Strasburg faced the Philadelphia Phillies in back-to-back starts in August coming off his second stint on the Disabled List this season, giving up seven hits and five earned runs in just 4 2⁄3 innings pitched in the first outing, before improving the next time out with a six-inning appearance which saw him hold Washington’s NL East rivals to two runs on five hits.
In four starts back in the Nationals’ rotation, the right-hander was (1-0) with a 4.