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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg warms up near the warning track as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg allowed one run in three innings, striking out four in Washington's 8-2 win over Houston. (Associated Press)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg sits in the dugout in the bottom of the first inning as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers in the top of the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers in the top of the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers in the top of the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg (left) and catcher Wilson Ramos (right) walk onto the field prior to the start of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg warms up near the warning track Sept. 6, 2011, as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in D.C. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos walks by at right, pitcher Stephen Strasburg warms up as the Nationals host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers in the top of the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park in Washington, DC, Tuesday, September 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Stephen Strasburg on Tuesday is set to make his first start for the Nats in 382 days. (Associated Press)

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Photographs by Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times Tammy Hill of Woodbridge, Va., and Roger Harris of Catlett, Va., sport Washington Nationals jerseys bearing the name of pitcher Stephen Strasburg at Nationals Stadium on Friday. Strasburg returns to the majors Tuesday after elbow surgery.

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Stephen Strasburg is ready to the return to the majors just over a year after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his elbow. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, shown with Class A Potomac, struck out four in six innings Thursday night for Class AA Harrisburg in his final rehab start. He's slated to pitch against Los Angeles at Nationals Park on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg throws to the Rochester Red Wings during a rehab start for the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs in a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, in Sryacuse, N.Y. (AP Photo/The Post-Standard, Nicholas Lisi)

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** FILE ** Stephen Strasburg, shown in his first rehabilition start with the Hagerstown Suns on Aug. 9, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Stephen Strasburg had a rough outing Wednesday night in his latest rehab start from Tommy John surgery. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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As he rehabs from Tommy John surgery, Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg is scheduled to start Wednesday, with another Hagerstown appearance likely. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg threw there scoreless innings and struck out five in his second rehab start for the Potomac Nationals. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

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Washington Nationals star Stephen Strasburg struck out four for Class A Hagerstown on Sunday in his first rehab start. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)