Stephen Strasburg gave up one run in 5 1-3 innings and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Yankees 8-2 Friday in the final spring training game in Florida for both teams. ''We wanted to push him to six if we could and get to 85 (pitches),'' Washington manager Matt Williams said. I think he's ready.'' Bryce Harper hit an RBI triple and scored on Ryan Zimmerman's single, and Ian Desmond added a run-scoring double in the first against CC Sabathia. ''He made adjustments,'' Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
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