- And Strasburg starts the sixth by dismissing Andrew McCutchen with a 91mph changeup. A 91mph changeup, as you know, is faster than the league-average fastball. Helpless.
- Neil Walker: helpless on three straight fastballs. That's ten strikeouts. Ten strikeouts. He's faced 20 batters.
- 11. 11 out of 21, after Lastings Milledge goes too far on a check-swing at a change in the dirt. Stephen Strasburg has struck out 52% of the hitters he's seen so far in the Major Leagues. The only thing I can do 52% of the time with anyone is make uncomfortable smalltalk and hold eye contact for too long.
- Strasburg has 11 strikeouts through six innings. Karstens has zero. Half of this game is the most unwatchable game of the season.
- Via Brooks Baseball, here's how Strasburg's velocity has held up:
There's a little dip with his fastball in the middle, but he picked himself back up to 98-99 later on. Perhaps a second wind as he knew the end was coming. Though he's only thrown 81 pitches, and though we don't yet know how he'll feel tomorrow, this is a positive sign concerning his stamina.
- Adam Dunn goes deep, Josh Willingham goes deep, and all of a sudden the Nats are up 4-2 and Strasburg's in line for the win. Nice to see everyone remember that this is Jeff Karstens, Human Mutant. There's a lot of talk on the broadcast about whether or not the homers mean the end for Strasburg, as Jim Riggleman might want to take him out while he's ahead and feeling good about everything, but since he's only thrown 81 pitches, I'm hoping he gets sent out for one or two batters in the seventh, just so he can be pulled to the ovation he so rightly deserves.
- WOW! THAT'S A LOW PRICE
Stephen Strasburg Blows Through Pittsburgh’s 1-2-3 By Striking Out Side In Sixth
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