Strasburg's strikeout show not enough

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Stephen Strasburg had another great outing, but it wasn't enough, as the Nationals were blanked by the Royals, 1-0, in front of 31,913 fans at Nationals Park on Wednesday.

Strasburg's strikeout show not enough....

Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .288
Kendall, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
DeJesus, D, CF-RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .325
Butler, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .324
Guillen, J, RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .275
Maier, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Callaspo, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .276
Betancourt, Y, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .267
Getz, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .224
Bannister, B, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200
Tejeda, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Bloomquist, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188
Soria, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 1 9 1 0 10 13 .280
a-Struck out for Tejeda in the 9th.
BATTING
TB: Kendall; DeJesus, D 2; Butler; Guillen, J 2; Callaspo; Getz 2.
RBI: Guillen, J (44).
2-out RBI: Guillen, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Getz; Butler; Bannister, B; Callaspo; Podsednik.
S: Bannister, B.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Guillen, J (Bernadina at home).
DP: (Bannister, B-Betancourt, Y-Butler).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .244
Bernadina, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .286
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .278
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .270
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .313
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251
Strasburg, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .151
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 0 6 0 2 9 13 .256
a-Flied out for Burnett, S in the 8th.
BATTING
TB: Bernadina; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 2; Rodriguez, I; Strasburg.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Strasburg 2; Willingham; Zimmerman, R.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Willingham (6, 2nd base off Bannister, B/Kendall), Bernadina (6, 2nd base off Tejeda/Kendall).

FIELDING
E: Desmond (16, throw).

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bannister, B(W, 7-5) 6.0 5 0 0 2 4 0 5.29
Tejeda(H, 5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.72
Soria(S, 17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.70
Totals 9.0 6 0 0 2 9 0 4.79
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg(L, 2-1) 6.0 9 1 1 0 9 0 1.78
Burnett, S 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.52
Slaten 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.63
Totals 9.0 9 1 1 0 10 0 4.12
Pitches-strikes: Bannister, B 84-48, Tejeda 21-16, Soria 14-9, Strasburg 95-75, Burnett, S 17-9, Slaten 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Bannister, B 9-3, Tejeda 2-1, Soria 1-0, Strasburg 3-4, Burnett, S 5-0, Slaten 2-0.
Batters faced: Bannister, B 23, Tejeda 7, Soria 3, Strasburg 28, Burnett, S 6, Slaten 3.
Umpires: HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Jerry Layne. 3B: Brian Runge.
Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, L to R.
T: 2:30.
Att: 31,913