Nationals game blog: Stephen Strasburg aims to foil Rockies

By Josh Land

Nationals

August 19, 2015, 4:33pm

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The Nationals snapped their six-game losing streak, scoring a whopping 15 runs, in last night's win over the Rockies. It was the eighth time the Nats scored 10 or more runs this season.

Ian Desmond continued swinging a hot bat, going 3-for-6 with a double and four RBIs. In his last 27 games, Desmond is slashing .313/.376/.606 with eight homers, three doubles, one triple, 19 runs scored and 21 RBIs.

Desmond is hitting .436 in 19 career games at Coors Field.

Bryce Harper walked a career-high four times on Tuesday night and scored a career-high four runs. Harper's 88 walks rank third in the National League, and his 83 runs scored are tied atop the league.

The 22-year-old's .455 on-base percentage, .634 slugging percentage and 1.089 OPS are the best marks in the majors.

Stephen Strasburg dominated the Rockies in his best outing of the season in the Nationals' 6-1 win in D.C. on Aug. 8. The 27-year-old right-hander came off the disabled list to limit Colorado to one run on three hits with 12 strikeouts over seven innings. The lone blemish was a solo homer from Rockies All-Star Nolan Arenado.

Right-hander Blake Treinen has been in command since returning from his stint at Triple-A Syracuse on Aug. 6. Treinen has tossed seven scoreless innings across six appearances, striking out eight while allowing just one walk.