Giving a bump to bottom line

Published September 5, 2011 4:00am ET



Ticket sales increase for Strasburg’s starts Phenom pitcher Stephen Strasburg’s scheduled return to Nationals Park on Tuesday could translate to millions of dollars in additional revenue for the Washington Nationals in just the final month of the season.

Ticket sales are hopping, and already prices for this week’s series against the Los Angeles Dodgers have jumped on the secondary ticket market according to SeatGeek.com, a search engine for tickets to sporting events and concerts.

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