Stephen Strasburg silences Marlins as Nationals romp

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    After Stephen Strasburg failed to get out of the fifth inning in his second start this season, he had a little chat with Nationals teammate Ian Desmond about changing his approach on the mound.

    "It was just: I don't need to go out there and trick guys, and I don't need to go out there and be perfect," Strasburg recalled. "I just got to attack the strike zone, let my stuff work."

    Consider it done. In his third -- and by far the best -- outing of 2014, Strasburg struck out 12 in 6 2/3 innings on a day Washington really needed to rest its relievers, and Desmond and Jayson Werth homered, leading the Nationals past the Miami Marlins 7-1 Thursday for a three-game sweep.

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