Abrams Stunningly Demoted Prior to Gore's Gem

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The Nats ended their five game skid on Saturday afternoon, but the major news of the day came beforehand. Mark (From Wrigley Field) & Al dive into the shocking news that CJ Abrams was optioned to the minors and will not play the rest of the season. There were reports that Abrams was out at a Chicago casino until 8AM on Friday morning, just a handful hours prior to 1st Pitch. Abrams will spend the next week at the team's facility in West Palm Beach since AAA-Rochester's season ends on Sunday. (24:00) Almost lost in the shuffle from the busy Saturday, MacKenzie Gore took a no hitter into the bottom of the 7th. Gore struck out nine Cubs and navigated through a trio of walks issued. His ERA is at 4.04 and he has one start remaining next week in D.C. (30:00) Five Washington hitters had multiple hits in the win. Joey Gallo hit his second HR of the series and he now is up to nine on the season, a far cry from last season's 23 homers with the Twins. (34:00) Kyle Finnegan pitched the 9th and it was his first appearance in a week. The Nats are at 69 victories and need to go 3-4 down the stretch to exceed last season's win total. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Join us at Walters on Friday, October 4th for our end-of-season podcast party.
0:05.8	Evening is scheduled from 6.30 to 8.30 p.m.
0:11.9	I'm going to support CJ. He's a big part of our Nats family, and he will be.
0:16.6	But at this point, for me, it's the right thing to do.
0:20.5	There's the pitch. Swinging to ground ball, strongly the third. Tough play, Vargas, boots and picks it up, throws to second. Out at second base. Tena holding the throw in the innings over. On a hard shot to third that came off the glove and chest of Vargas. He recovered and gets the out to short way at second. He holds, third base side of the rubber, and fires in Gallo, swings and drops in a deep right field.
0:42.3	Belliger back on the warning track, looking up, and it is gone. Goodbye!
0:47.3	Bang, Zoom goes Joey Gallo!
0:50.3	And the Nationals have played in four runs here in the top of the sixth inning.
0:57.6	And it is now Washington 5 in Chicago. Nothing.
1:06.9	And welcome to Natschat for Sunday, September 22nd, 2004, along with Mass and Sports.com Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman.
1:08.4	It was at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
1:10.8	I'm Al-Galdi, host hosted the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:30.5	This installment of the Nats Chat podcast, Bartu is by Mason Calphus and his team of 10 legal recruiters at ZanitLegal in Washington, D.C. check out Mason's website today, zenitlegal.com or call or text Mason anytime 202-486-3535. Two of the most significant players obtained by the Nats and their trading of outfielder Juan Soto and first baseman Josh Bell to the San Diego Padres on August 2nd, 2002. M.O.B. Trade
1:38.1	deadline day, of course, were shortstop, C.J. Abrams and starting pitcher McKenzie Gore. Well,
1:43.9	each guy on Saturday was a,
1:45.6	shall we say, featured name for the Nats, but for very different reasons. The Nats on Saturday
1:51.1	afternoon shockingly announced having optioned Abrams to AAA Rochester, but then Gore on Saturday
1:58.1	afternoon flirted with a no-hitter in an outstanding performance in a 5-1 win at the Chicago Cubs in game three of a four-game series.
2:06.6	The win ended the Nats five-game losing streak, improved them to 69 and 86.
2:11.0	So the Nats must go at least three and four over their final seven games to surpass last regular season's record of 71 and 91.
2:19.3	We have a lot to discuss on this installment of the podcast.
2:22.1	What is the only Nationals podcast for which there is a new episode for the morning after every Nats regular season game day.
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