Strasburg fans 10, but Nationals fall in extras

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- In front of a sellout crowd at Nationals Park, Washington right-hander Stephen Strasburg set a record for most strikeouts through three starts to begin a career.

But the rookie phenom ended up with a no-decision as Alex Rios' single in the bottom of the 11th inning off reliever Drew Storen helped the White Sox defeat the Nationals, 2-1, in front of 40,325 fans on Friday night.

Strasburg fans 10, but Nationals fall in extras....

Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .251
Vizquel, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
Rios, CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .311
Konerko, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .294
Quentin, RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .210
1-Lillibridge, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Jones, An, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207
Pierzynski, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
Ramirez, A, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255
Beckham, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .204
Floyd, G, P 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250
Thornton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Putz, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Kotsay, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .209
Jenks, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 2 6 2 2 12 14 .245
a-Singled for Putz in the 11th.
1-Ran for Quentin in the 10th.
BATTING
2B: Vizquel (5, Strasburg).
TB: Pierre; Vizquel 2; Rios; Konerko; Floyd, G; Kotsay.
RBI: Rios 2 (35).
2-out RBI: Rios.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Quentin; Beckham; Jones, An.
S: Pierzynski; Pierre.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Konerko-Ramirez, A-Floyd, G, Ramirez, A-Beckham-Konerko, Pierzynski-Beckham).
Pickoffs: Pierzynski (Desmond at 1st base).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .247
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .295
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .287
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .269
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .331
Bernadina, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
Desmond, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267
Strasburg, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .395
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155
Totals 35 1 5 1 2 8 7 .259
a-Struck out for Capps in the 9th. b-Lined out for Storen, D in the 11th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (20, Floyd, G).
TB: Morgan; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 2; Bernadina; Desmond.
RBI: Dunn, A (39).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Dunn, A.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I; Desmond.
Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
PO: Desmond (1st base by Pierzynski).

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R (8, throw).

Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Floyd, G 8.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 5.20
Thornton 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.45
Putz(W, 2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.28
Jenks(S, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.39
Totals 11.0 5 1 1 2 8 0 4.48
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg 7.0 4 1 1 0 10 0 1.86
Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.65
Capps 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.16
Storen, D(L, 2-1) 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1.88
Totals 11.0 6 2 2 2 12 0 4.25
IBB: Zimmerman, R (by Thornton), Konerko (by Storen, D).
Pitches-strikes: Floyd, G 106-70, Thornton 17-9, Putz 12-8, Jenks 9-6, Strasburg 85-59, Clippard 11-11, Capps 12-8, Storen, D 33-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Floyd, G 12-5, Thornton 1-0, Putz 2-0, Jenks 1-0, Strasburg 7-4, Clippard 1-0, Capps 3-0, Storen, D 4-1.
Batters faced: Floyd, G 26, Thornton 5, Putz 3, Jenks 3, Strasburg 25, Clippard 3, Capps 3, Storen, D 10.
Umpires: HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 81 degrees, clear.
Wind: 4 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:55.
Att: 40,325