Strasburg's final start of 2012 to come Sept. 12

JustinVerlander35 · Sep 3, 2012

Nationals manager Davey Johnson announced Sunday that Stephen Strasburg's last game of the 2012 season will be Sept. 12 against the Mets at Citi Field. Strasburg will not pitch in the postseason.

The news came after the Nationals defeated the Cardinals, 4-3, at Nationals Park on Sunday afternoon.

Strasburg threw six shutout innings in Washington's victory, allowed two hits and struck out nine to raise his total to a National League-leading 195 in 156 1/3 innings. After having Tommy John surgery in late 2010 and coming back late last year, Strasburg is on an innings limit in '12. He is expected to pitch between 160 to 180 innings this year.

The plan to shut down Strasburg has been in place since last year. The team had a similar plan for Jordan Zimmermann last year, and he's developed into one of the club's best pitchers.
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