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Strasburg hit hard in debut; O's-Nats suspended after rain

by AP Sports Writer
| August 9, 2020 2:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg’s 2020 debut for the Nationals unraveled in a five-run fifth inning Sunday, when the World Series MVP allowed six consecutive batters to reach base before being lifted, and Washington’s game against the Baltimore Orioles was suspended in the top of the sixth after the grounds crew had trouble unrolling the tarp during a rain delay.

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