Stephen Strasburg’s only outing with double-digit Ks this season, before today, came in his April 20th start against the Atlanta Braves in SunTrust Park.
His three Ks in his last start before this afternoon’s left him with 48 Ks overall in 52 2⁄3 innings pitched this season, good for 8.20 K/9, which was down from 10.13, 10.96, and 11.15 K/9 in the previous three seasons, respectively.
Dusty Baker told reporters, after Strasburg and the Nationals’ win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in that last outing, that he wasn’t concerned at all with the drop in strikeouts.