Strider HD takes its looks and plot line from the arcade game, but its back-and-forth design looks like an attempt to make good on the botched NES project. Good on them if they can pull it off.

Strider improved to 7-0 over his last eight starts and boosted his majors-leading strikeout total to 166. Sean Murphy homered for the third straight game, a career best for Atlanta's All-Star catcher.

Strider (11-2) joined Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan and Arizona’s Zac Gallen as the only 11-game winners in the majors. Strider improved to 7-0 over his last eight starts and boosted his majors ...