Phenom! Strasburg strikes out 14 in debut

WASHINGTON - Stephen Strasburg struck out 14 batters in his first game, took three shaving cream pies to the face, donned a silver Elvis wig - then compared it all to getting married.

What could he possibly do for an encore?

Baseball's newest wunderkind went beyond the hype - and anyone's reasonable expectations - with an electric and unprecedented major league debut on Tuesday night in the Washington Nationals' 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.