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Returning to form, Stras plays role of stopper
- Updated: July 27, 2016
CLEVELAND — Part of the unofficial job description of being an ace is to serve as a stopper when a team endures any sort of skid. So the Nationals, having dropped six of their past eight games, needed a strong outing from Stephen Strasburg.
“That’s his job,” manager Dusty Baker said before the game. “They didn’t give him all that cash to just be so-so, and he has been earning his money. I don’t see why it will be any different today.”
It wasn’t at all. Strasburg responded with another dominant performance that has become commonplace, by holding the Indians to three hits in seven shutout innings and seven strikeouts to …
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