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Stephen Strasburg strikes out 15 batters in Washington Nationals’ 3-0 win over the San Diego Padres

Stephen Strasburg strikes out 15 batters in Washington Nationals’ 3-0 win over the San Diego Padres

Stephen Strasburg tossed seven scoreless innings on the mound, striking out 15 Padres batters in a 3-0 Nationals win. Stephen Strasburg set a new career high strikeout total (15) with one last strikeout in the top of the seventh, completing seven scoreless on the mound on 108 pitches this afternoon in a 3-0 win over the San Diego Padres. Strasburg dominated the overmatched NL West club, limiting the Padres to three hits and one walk, and scoring a run himself on a play at the plate in the Nationals half of the third.