Boom Or Bust As Homers, Strikeouts Dominate Diamond

WASHINGTON >> Boom or bust. This is what baseball has become - and that has owners worried."It's just kind of what it is: home runs and strikeouts," Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling said.Stripling had just given up 10th-inning home runs on consecutive pitches to Houston's Alex Bregman and George Springer on a night players combined for 10 longballs , nearly double the previous All-Star record.