Stephen Strasburg is on His Way to Becoming a Postseason Legend for the Nationals

Max Scherzer might be the Washington Nationals ace, but Stephen Strasburg has reasserted his dominance in the postseason with another performance that will be forever immortalized in franchise history.

Strasburg, who came into Game 3 of the 2019 NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 1.32 postseason ERA, lowered that mark to 1.10 with a legendary outing in which he fired seven near-flawless innings (one unearned run), mixing in 12 strikeouts along the way.

Strasburg became only the third pitcher ever (Gerrit Cole last year, Tom Seaver in 1973) to strike out 12 without allowing a walk in the playoffs.

His 1.10 postseason ERA is higher than only Sandy Koufax and Christy Mathewson, both of whom were the dominant starters of their era.

Playing for a franchise that hasn't made a World Series (yup, even the Expos didn't) and playing in a city that hasn't hosted a World Series game since the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium in 1933, Strasburg is quickly emerging as the greatest postseason starting pitcher in the history of the franchise.

Nationals fans hoped that Bryce Harper and Strasburg would be bringing them championship after championship for years to come. At least the prodigal son has lived up to billing when it matters most, as the Nationals are now one game away from the promised land.