CINCINNATI -- Stephen Strasburg struck out the 1,000th batter of his career in the fifth inning of Saturday's game against the Reds at Great American Ball Park. The milestone came against opposing pitcher Dan Straily, who represented Strasburg's ninth punchout victim of the day.
Strasburg already holds the Nationals record for most career strikeouts, and he also became the first pitcher in franchise history to tally all of his 1,000 career strikeouts with Washington (2005-present). The 855 1/3 innings it took for Strasburg to reach the 1,000-strikeout mark is the second fewest in MLB history to Kerry Wood's 853 2/3 innings.
Through the first five innings of Saturday's outing, Strasburg was in the midst of another sharp start looking to improve on his 9-0 record. Then the game went into a 20-minute rain delay. When Strasburg returned to the mound, he walked the leadoff man and allowed a two-run homer to Joey Votto.
Strasburg appeared to grab his right calf after a pitch in the next at-bat, prompting manager Dusty Baker, pitching coach Mike Maddux and trainer Paul Lessard to come out of the dugout to check on him. He regained his form to strike out Brandon Phillips, but a single by Jay Bruce ended Strasburg's day.
He allowed three runs on four hits in 5 1/3 innings with 10 strikeouts and two walks.
Jamal Collier covers the Nationals for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @jamalcollier. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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