Nationals

Stephen Strasburg (biceps tightness) will make his next scheduled start Saturday against the Braves.

Strasburg left Sunday’s start against the Orioles with biceps tightness, but it’s not a major concern. No MRI was required and he was out on the field Monday throwing a frisbee with teammates.

Stephen Strasburg left Sunday’s win against the Orioles after five innings due to biceps tightness.

Nationals manager Davey Johnson didn’t appear concerned about the injury and said Strasburg should make his next start. Because of the phenom’s injury history, Washington understandably used caution when Strasburg mentioned arm fatigue. “The bicep is fine,” Strasburg said. “Starting out, I threw a lot of pitches early and then we put up a lot of runs. I got a little tired. [The bicep] got a little tight. It’s nothing different than any other outing. It’s probably gonna be like this for the rest of the year. It’s all part of coming back from Tommy John [surgery]. It’s something I have to be smart about.” Strasburg held Baltimore to three runs — one earned — and struck out eight while hitting his first career home run.

Stephen Strasburg held the Orioles to three runs (one earned) in five innings of Sunday’s 9-3 win, striking out eight and hitting his first career home run in the process.

Strasburg settled down after allowing three runs in his first two innings of work. Curiously, he was pulled after throwing only 91 pitches. He finished his day at the plate 2-for-2 with two runs scored, bringing his season average to .375. He’ll bring a 2.21 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and sparkling 64/13 K/BB ratio into his weekend start in Atlanta.