Strasburg leaves start early with leg issue; ‘nothing major’

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg has left his second spring training start in the third inning because of a problem with his left calf that he calls “nothing major.” The 2019 World Series MVP said his calf “grabbed” as he stood on that leg at the end of his pitching motion. Strasburg’s 2020 season was cut to just five innings because he needed carpal tunnel surgery on his right wrist. He called Sunday’s exit “just kind of more of a precautionary thing.” He allowed one hit, struck out four and walked one in 2 1/3 scoreless innings of Washington’s game against Houston.