Nats’ Strasburg back from bullpen, starts Game 2 vs Kershaw

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Washington manager Dave Martinez says Stephen Strasburg will start Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Strasburg, who earned the win in relief with three shutout innings in a dramatic NL wild-card victory over Milwaukee, will get the ball on Friday against Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw.
Strasburg struck out four and walked none on 34 pitches in Tuesday’s elimination game. He made the first relief appearance of his career, taking over for