Stephen Strasburg Rumors & News

CLEVELAND: Northeast Ohio baseball fans haven’t yet succumbed to the lure of Klubermania, but maybe they should. Corey Kluber has been the best surprise of the season for the Indians, who eked out a 2-0 win over Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals Sunday at Progressive Field.If they picked three stars of the game as they do in the NHL, Kluber (5-4, 3.58 ERA) would win No. 1 and No. 2 in a landslide vote with Jason Kipnis the choice for star No. 3. For the second consecutive start, Kluber delivered eight strong innings, holding the Nationals to seven hits, including two that never le...

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg delivers against the Cleveland Indians in the first inning of a baseball game on Sunday, June 16, 2013, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Kluber outpitched Washington ace Stephen Strasburg while tossing eigth scoreless innings.

Corey Kluber faces Stephen Strasburg this afternoon at Progressive Field.

Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg gets interviewed in the dugout during batting practice before an interleague baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Associated PressRarely does a team enjoy a successful season receiving contributions only from those players who were expected all along to do it.Look no further than the 2012 Nationals, who won 98 games not only behind the star power of Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez, Ryan Zimmerman and Jordan Zimmermann but also thanks to the unlikely performances of rookies Tyler Moore, Steve Lombardozzi and — yes — Bryce Harper. None of those players was being counted on to play a major role when that season began. All wound up becoming critical to an NL East title.Why has the 2013 season been such a disa...

USA Today Sports ImagesUpdated at 5:25 p.m.Still experiencing tightness in his strained right lat muscle, Stephen Strasburg will be placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Nationals.Strasburg hasn't experienced any setbacks since he was pulled after two innings Friday night in Atlanta, but the condition hasn't improved enough for club officials to let him take the mound again. The right-hander was scheduled to throw off a bullpen mound this afternoon, but he never attempted the session."We were going to be cautious with him, but all along, we felt that this type of injury is usually a DL-typ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 05: Pitcher Stephen Strasburg #37 of the Washington Nationals tosses the ball in the outfield before the start of the Nationals game against the New York Mets at Nationals Park on June 5, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Nationals have placed Strasburg on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained muscle in his back. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)