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Stephen Strasburg Topps NOW card available until 1 PM tomorrow 6/12/16...

Stephen Strasburg improved to 10-0 last night, becoming just the third major league pitcher since 2000 and the first NL starter since 1985 to start the season 10-0. Check out the Topps NOW card created to acknowledge his accomplishment... Stephen Strasburg Topps NOW Card

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Screencap of Topps' Stephen Strasburg baseball card celebrating his 10-0 start.
Screencap of Topps' Stephen Strasburg baseball card celebrating his 10-0 start.

Stephen Strasburg improved to 10-0 this season with last night's win and reached double digits in Ks for the 28th time in his major league career.

With another 10+ K game, the right-hander passed one time Montreal Expos' starter Pedro Martinez (27) on the Expos/Nationals franchise list for the most 10+ strikeout games.

Strasburg's win over the Phillies was his thirteenth straight, continuing a thirteen-start win streak that stretches all the way back to a September 9, 2015 loss to the New York Mets.

CLICK HERE FOR THE STEPHEN STRASBURG - 2016 TOPPS NOW CARD 139 - AVAILABLE UNTIL 1 PM ON 6/12/16

His thirteen-start win streak tied Washington Senators' starters Stan Coveleski (5/9-7/26/1925) and "The Big Train", Walter Johnson, for the third-longest win streak by a starter in D.C. baseball history

Most impressive, however, when it comes to the unique nature of his accomplishment, as ESPN Stats & Information noted last night, was the fact that Strasburg was the first National League pitcher since Astros' reliever Juan Agosto in 1998 and the first starter since San Diego Padres' righty Andy Hawkins in 1985 to start a season 10-0.

Strasburg is just the third pitcher MLB-wide since 2000 to start a season 10-0, which prompted the Topps company to create a unique baseball card to acknowledge his accomplishment:

Here's Topps' explanation/description of the idea behind these unique Topps NOW cards:

"Topps NOW offers trading cards featuring MLB's best moments immediately after they occur. These special edition cards are only available for purchase within a 24-hour window after they launch on Topps.com, and Topps will print and deliver only the amount that is purchased within this time frame."

CLICK HERE FOR THE STEPHEN STRASBURG - 2016 TOPPS NOW CARD 139 - AVAILABLE UNTIL 1 PM ON 6/12/16