Strasburg down on All-Star Games

Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg says he might skip All-Star Games because he thinks the change in routine contributed to an injury last season. The Nationals are slated to host the 2018 Midsummer Classic in Washington. Strasburg said at the team’s annual fan festival that going to the AllStar Game in Miami this year “pushed me back a bit” and “started making my arm hurt.” He left his second start after the All-Star break after only two innings and went on the disabled list with a nerve issue in his pitching elbow. Strasburg wound up going 15-4 with a 2.52 ERA and finished third in voting for the National League Cy Young Award.