In his first outing at Nationals Park, Stephen Strasburg threw 94 pitches - 65 for strikes - allowing four hits and two earned runs, but no walks. He struck out the last seven batters he faced.
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Stephen Strasburg holds a press conference after his first major-league game at Nationals Park.
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Nationals owner Mark Lerner gives the thumbs up after Stephen Strasburg and the team got the win.
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Stephen Strasburg wears the spoils of victory, courtesy of his teammates: shaving-cream pies to the face and a silver Elvis wig, given to the team's player of the game.
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Stephen Strasburg tips his hat to the crowd after his major league debut at Nationals Park.
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A sellout crowd of 40,315 cheers Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals.
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Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman called the debut of Stephen Strasburg "just a great night for baseball in Washington."
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Veteran pitcher Livan Hernandez gives the rookie Stephen Strasburg a congrtulatory hug while first baseman Adam Dunn looks on.
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Catcher Ivan Rodriguez approaches the mound to confer with Stephen Strasburg.
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Fans stand at attention at Nationals Park, where the atmosphere was electric on Tuesday night.
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Stephen Strasburg makes his major-league debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Kate Galbreath, and Sarah Moroney, cheer on the Nats.
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Stephen Strasburg in his first at-bat during the third inning.
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Stephen Strasburg and Ryan Zimmerman come off the field together.
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Manager Jim Riggleman gives Stephen Strasburg some advice before he bats in the fifth inning.
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Stephen Strasburg struck out 14 hitters in his debut.
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Stephen Strasburg pitched seven innings and retired the last 10 batters he faced in order.
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Stephen Strasburg came to Washington after stints with the Harrisburg Senators and Syracuse Chiefs.
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Stephen Strasburg throws his first pitch at 7:06. It was thrown at 97 mph and was a ball.
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"This is really a childhood dream," Scott Boras, Stephen Strasburg's agent, said before the game.
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Stephen Strasburg was out at first base in his first at-bat as a National.
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Stephen Strasburg's only slipup was a a two-run homer in the fourth inning.
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"For us, this is as big as it gets," said team President Stan Kasten.
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Stephen Strasburg watches his team from the dugout.
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The 21-year-old pitcher was selected with the first overall pick of the 2009 draft.
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Stephen Strasburg watches his team during the third inning.
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Stephen Strasburg takes the field for the first time in his major-league debut.
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Fans reach for a ball during batting practice before the Nationals' Stephen Strasburg makes his debut at Nationals Park.
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Stephen Strasburg, left, heads to the bullpen to warm up with pitching coach Steve McCarthy in tow.
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Andrew Shephard, left, and Nate Rothstein enjoy a pregame meal in the stands.
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Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman talks with agent Scott Boras before the game.
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Nats President Stan Kasten talks with members of the media before the game.
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Dave Jungers, and his children Megan, 8, and Steven, 6, of Great Falls, come through the gates at Nationals Park.
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Mike Upeniek, left, shops for Strasburg shirts at the ballpark.
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Fans wait for the gates to open before the game at Nationals Park.
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Fans line up as the gates open for Strasburg's debut.
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Dusint Fox, 31, of Centerville, and his daughter, Kaili, 10, sport matching Strasburg T-shirts. Fox was able to buy one ticket online when it was announced that Strasburg would pitch and hoped to buy a standing-room-only ticket so Kaili could sit on his lap during the game.
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Eliza Slaney, 4 1/4, shows off the two standing-room-only tickets for the game against the Pirates.
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Joanna Slaney of Silver Spring holds up her daughter Eliza so that she can buy tickets to the game.
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James Buckner was one of the first people in line, arriving at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday to buy $10 standing-room-only tickets for Strasburg's debut.
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A couple hundred people are lined up at 1 p.m. to try to get one of the 2,000 standing-room-only tickets available.
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Gallery Credits:
Photo Editor Nick Kirkpatrick
