Hours after a gut wrenching ninth inning loss to South Korea in its Olympic opener and with ever dangerous Cuba up next the USA played what amounted to a must win game against the Netherlands on Thursday at Wukesong Baseball Stadium. GAME REPORT United States Netherlands GOING FOR GOLD More from Beijing Manager Davey Johnson s plan of action Hand the ball to the college kid. And Stephen Strasburg a right hander from San Diego State delivered. The lone collegian on a team of professionals Strasburg pitched no hit ball for innings in Team USA s win. The game was called after eight innings and two lengthy rain delays. He s got a great career ahead of him Johnson said. He s the best I ve seen at that young age and I ve had a lot of good ones. The only hit against Strasburg was a clean line drive single to right by cleanup hitter Sharnol Adriana. Strasburg finished with strikeouts third most by a U.S. pitcher in Olympic competition. Strasburg is no stranger to the strikeout. He f! anned University of Utah hitters in a game in April a performance that solidified his status with big league scouts many of whom consider Strasburg a strong candidate to be the first pick in next year s draft. I m extremely impressed said Chicago Cubs scout Ed Lynch. Obviously the stuff is there but it s the way he commands his pitches his mound presence. He works quickly. You can tell when the catcher sets up on certain parts of the plate he s able to hit the glove. Even without an minute rain delay Johnson said he wouldn t have let Strasburg pitches come out for the eighth inning even if he was still pitching a no hitter. He s too valuable an arm Johnson said. He had a long season with his college team. He was done for me. Strasburg said the no hitter was a non factor. It wasn t on my mind at all he said. I just focus on the next hitter. Matt LaPorta one of the key players in the trade last month that sent pitcher CC Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians to the Milwaukee Br! ewers blasted a three run homer to left and doubles by John Gall and Jason Donald staked Strasburg to a lead. It was when the Dutch team loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth against right hander Blaine Neal. Then the rain intensified. After waiting the required minutes officials called the game the score reverting to the eighth inning. A protest by the Netherlands was disallowed. Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published broadcast rewritten or redistributed. Posted Updated E mail Save Print To report corrections and clarifications contact Reader Editor Brent Jones . For publication consideration in the newspaper send comments to lettersusatoday.com . Include name phone number city and state for verification. Guidelines You share in the USA TODAY community so please keep your comments smart and civil. Don t attack other readers personally and keep your language decent. Use the Report Abuse button to make a difference. Read more . Newspaper Home Delivery Subscribe Today Home News Travel Money S! ports Life Tech Weather About USATODAY.com Site Map FAQ Contact Us Jobs with Us Terms of Service Privacy Policy Your California Privacy Right Media Kit Press Room Reprints and Permissions News Your Way Mobile News Email News IM Alerts Add USATODAY.com RSS feeds Podcasts Widgets Partners USA WEEKEND Sports Weekly Education Space.com Copyright USA TODAY a division of Gannett Co. Inc
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