Washington Nationals: Stephen Strasburg Makes Spring Training Debut With 2.0 Scoreless IP.

Washington Nationals' right-hander Stephen Strasburg made his Spring Training debut this afternoon in Viera, Florida's Space Coast Stadium, facing the Detroit Tigers for 2.0 IP in which he threw 27 pitches, 15 of them for strikes, surrendering two singles in the second before he dropped an 81 mph full-count curve on an unsuspecting Tigers' second baseman Brent Blugach, who flinched, thought about it for a second and headed back to the dugout with a backwards K that ended Strasburg's day. MLB.com's Bill Ladson (@washingnats) tweeted that, "RHP Stephen Strasburg's first three pitches were clocked at 97, 97 and 98 miles per hour," and in the first inning, according to Mr. Ladson, Strasburg's, "...pitches were clocked no lower than 96 miles per hour."

Pitch by Pitch after the JUMP...mph according to various Tweets...

Strasburg vs Austin Jackson:

1) Fastball low and away - 97mph, 1-0.

2) Fastball outside - 97 mph, 2-0.

3) 2-0 fastball groundout to third, 1 out.

Strasburg vs Clete Thomas:

1) Fastball in the dirt, ball 1-0.

2) Fastball outside

3) 2-0 fastball grounder to second, 2 outs.

Strasburg vs Magglio Ordonez:

1) Fastball - Grounder up the middle from Magglio Ordonez, 1,2,3 first inning.!! STRASBURG!!!

• 2nd Inning:

Strasburg vs Miguel Cabrera:

1) Fastball outside...ball 1.

2) Fastball low...1-1

3) 1-1 bender for a callled strike to Cabrera

4) Bender ball, 2-2 inside.

5) Fastball strike three swinging from Cabrera. 1 out.

Strasburg vs Carlos Guillen: 

1) Fastball grounded to third, 2 outs.

Strasburg vs Don Kelly: 

1) Fastball, ball, 1-0.

2) Fastball low, fouled off, 1-1.

3) 1-1 fastball outside fouled down, 1-2.

4) Curve low, bounces, 2-2.

5) Kelly slices a fastball outside into left for a 2-out single.

Strasburg vs Avila:

1) Fastball low outside

2) Fastball low fouled off

3) 1-1 fastball hit back up the middle for a single. 2 on, 2 out.

Strasburg vs Brent Dlugach: 

1) Fastball outside to Dlughach, 1-0.

2) Fastball outside - 2-0.

3) Fastball high, 3-0.

4) Fastball strike 3-1

5) Fastball, outside corner, called strike, 3-2.

6) Full count curve drops in for strike Three!!!!!