Stephen Strasburg goes five innings against the Diamondbacks, allowing three runs but only one earned. Since he made the error that led to the two unearned runs, he has no one to blame but himself for not picking up the win as the Nationals go on to a 5-3 victory. Stephen walked none and struck out seven and threw twice as many strikes as balls. The rust seems to be gone in his second start back form the disabled list.

I’m somewhat surprised that only 21,695 showed up for the game. Has the luster worn off the prize pitcher already?