San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Live Streaming
Friday, July 9, 2010
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7:05 pm EDT Fri Jul 9, 2010
Stephen Strasburg is learning he can’t do it all himself for the last-place Washington Nationals. He would certainly appreciate some offensive support from his teammates. The phenom is looking to win for the first time in almost a month as the Nationals open a three-game series against the hot-hitting San Francisco Giants on Friday night. Strasburg is 0-2 with a 2.59 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 24 1-3 innings over his last four starts since beating Cleveland on June 13. The right-hander has received one total run of support in that stretch, and none for three straight games. Washington’s offense showed signs of improvement Saturday, but not until after Strasburg exited a 6-5 win over the New York Mets. The lineup produced three runs in the ninth to clinch the victory, but Strasburg received no support again. He allowed two runs in five innings after struggling through a 37-pitch opening inning.
The Nationals are putting together a strong offensive stretch, hitting .295 - .319 with runners in scoring position - with eight homers and 25 runs in five games. Despite that surge, Washington failed to complete a three-game sweep of San Diego by falling 7-1 on Thursday. Strasburg may be in for one of his toughest tests yet when he faces San Francisco, winner of four straight overall and six of seven at Washington. The Giants enter this series following a four-game sweep at Milwaukee, during which they hit .325 with eight homers and 36 runs. They collected 16 hits with three homers in a 9-3 victory Friday. While Strasburg is gaining notoriety as one of the top young arms in baseball, fellow rookie Buster Posey is putting together his own impressive showing at the plate. Posey has a .336 average with six homers and 20 RBIs in 35 games since being recalled from the minors May 29.
