WASHINGTON, D.C.: Stephen Strasburg’s 2017 campaign was impressive enough to earn him a third-place finish in the voting for the NL Cy Young, but it was in the second half of the season that the 2009 No. 1 overall pick was well-nigh unhittable.
In 10 starts and 62 2⁄3 innings after the All-Star Break, Strasburg put up a 0.86 ERA, 1.96 FIP, and a .171/.231/.226 line against, and he continued to dominate opposing hitters in his two postseason starts, when he held the Chicago Cubs to two unearned runs in 14 innings and helped keep the Washington Nationals’ season alive with a dominant performance in a win-or-go-home Game 4 start in Wrigley Field.