Strasburg to face Wings at Frontier
Top Nationals prospect due to start May 19

Stephen Strasburg is 2-0, 0.00 ERA at Triple-A. (Glenn Gaston/SyracuseChiefs.com)
By Rochester Red Wings | May 18, 2010 5:18 PM
Strasburg, 21, who entered the 2010 season as Baseball America’s #2 prospect (Atlanta outfielder Jason Hayward #1), was the first overall pick in the 2009 June baseball draft.
In seven minor league starts between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse, Strasburg has a 5-1 record with a 1.06 ERA. In 34.0 innings of work, Strasburg has allowed nine runs (four earned) on 14 hits while walking eight and striking out 40. Opponents are batting just .121 (14-for-116) against him.
In his two starts for Triple-A Syracuse, Strasburg has a 2-0 record with a 0.00 ERA. In 12.0 innings of work, Strasburg has allowed just one hit and struck out 13.
May 18 tickets from Tuesday's postponed game will be honored for the Wednesday 7:05 p.m. game. A limited number of tickets for Strasburg's Wednesday start will be available on Wednesday morning starting at 9 a.m. To purchase tickets, please call the Frontier Field box office at (585) 423-WING (9464)
Strasburg's player page at SyracuseChiefs.com
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