Once in a great while, a young athlete bursts into professional sports and confirms lofty expectations of being an elite star. Stephen Strasburg made that kind of debut in North American Major League Baseball. Rarely has Washington's Nationals Park been filled to capacity since it opened in 2008. And, never before has a young pitcher ignited instant life into a struggling franchise as 21-year-old Stephen Strasburg did on Tuesday.
Strasburg threw 94 pitches, in seven innings, on the way to setting a club record with 14 strikeouts as Washington defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-2. Hall of Fame hitter Tony Gwynn was his coach at San Diego State.
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