You can’t ask for a better Grapefruit League matchup than Justin Verlander vs Stephen Strasburg on the mound. Both starters looked sharp as the Houston Astros’ righty got through three scoreless on the mound, while Strasburg, in his Spring debut, gave up a run in two innings of work in what ended up an 8-1 win for the Washington Nationals in the two teams’ shared Spring Training home.
Strasburg Spring Debut: It’s weird to think of the Washington Nationals as a team that is still flying under the radar to some degree, given that they’ve won the NL East in four of the last six seasons, though the lack of success on the national stage in each NLDS appearance may have something to do with that.