Bats Too Quiet to Complete the Sweep

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Nats lost 2-1 to the Orioles on Thursday to stymie their attempt at a series sweep. Al & Mark convene to discuss the disappointing offensive performance as they only mustered five hits and one drawn walk. James Wood & Dylan Crews each were 0 for 3 in the defeat. (04:00) CJ Abrams returned from the IL and went 0 for 4 after resuming his leadoff role. Will he stay there or will James Wood get another chance at the top of the order? (11:15) It was hard luck loss for MacKenzie Gore as he only allowed a pair of runs in six innings of work. Gore struck out eight Orioles and moved ahead of Zack Wheeler for the MLB lead in that category. (15:30) Washington had a solid performance by their bullpen. Cole Henry handled the final two innings and continued his stretch of not having yet given up a run. Henry was formerly a promising starter in the organization before needing thoracic outlet surgery (TOS) a few years back. (23:10) Juan Soto and the Mets come to DC for a four game series beginning Friday night. New York has won seven consecutive games and have the best record in baseball. (26:00) An update on Paul DeJong, who will have surgery on his broken nose. DeJong was hit in the face last week in Pittsburgh and has been on the IL since.

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0:16.0	Here it comes. Swing a ground ball up the middle.
0:21.6	That's going to be a base hit in the center field.
0:24.6	O'Hern lumbering around third.
0:25.6	He'll score the go-ahead run.
0:27.6	And the Orioles lead for the first time in the series.
0:30.6	2 to 1 Baltimore.
0:32.6	Mullins on the ninth pitch of the bat.
0:34.6	Grounds a single through the middle for his 20th RBI.
0:38.3	Bautista brings the glove to the bell, three balls, two strikes.
0:42.3	He deals.
0:44.3	Swinging a ground ball up the middle.
0:46.3	Henderson has it behind the bag, throws to first in time for the out.
0:50.3	And the Orioles take game three of the series and avoid being swept.
1:00.0	And welcome to Nats chat, along with MadisonSports.com Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman,
1:03.4	who was at Nationals Park. I'm Al Galdi, host of the Al Galdi podcast.
1:08.7	The Nationals on Thursday evening did not complete a three-game sweep of the Orioles at Nationals Park,
1:12.1	but the Nats did conclude an extremely well-pitched series, a 2-1 loss to the O's. The Nats in the regular season now 11 and 14. The Nats over the
1:18.9	three games in this series allowed a mere five runs. This installment of Nats chat brought to us
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