Six innings and 100-ish pitches was one goal the Washington Nationals said they wanted to see Stephen Strasburg reach as he builds up towards his return to the big league rotation in the coming weeks, barring any setbacks, and he went six on 83 pitches, with one walk, four Ks, and one hit allowed in his latest rehab start.
Following the outing with the Nats’ Triple-A affiliate in Rochester, NY, the 33-year-old right-hander traveled to Ohio to meet up with the team in Cincinnati, where they were playing four with the Reds, and before the finale in Great American Ball Park, Davey Martinez talked to reporters about the next steps for the ‘09 No.