Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg was unable to stop his losing streak Friday against the Mets, who scored two unearned runs in the first inning after an error by shortstop Ian Desmond.
Strasburg's wild pitch scored the first run and the second came on two-out RBI single by John Buck. Strasburg (1-3) allowed two solo home runs in the sixth inning to end his night. He struck out six, walked two and allowed five hitsinthe 7-1 loss. After the game, he downplayed losing to Mets' phenom Matt Harvey (4-0).
"It's funny because you guys want to make a big deal out of all this, but every game's huge for me," he said. "I want to go out there and want to help this team and it doesn't matter who's facing us."
Despite his record, Strasburg has a 2.96 ERA and 1.19 WHIP but has received just seven runs of support in four outings. He faces the Cardinals Wednesday.