Stephen Strasburg struck out nine of the 26 batters he faced in what ended up a 4-4 tie with the Cardinals.

A nasty backdoor curve got Dexter Fowler looking, and after he threw a wicked changeup by Paul Goldschmidt for strike two, Washington Nationals’ right-hander Stephen Strasburg painted the outside corner with a fastball that got the St. Louis Cardinals’ hard-hitting first baseman swinging for the first out of the opening frame of today’s game, but a couple of balls hit...

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