Bullpen Coughs Up Late 3-Run Lead

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The bullpen's shaky start to the season continued in Tuesday night's 7-6 extra inning loss vs. the visiting Cardinals. Mark & Al discuss this continuing theme where the 'pen can hang onto the multi run lead it inherits in the middle of the game. (06:00) Are there any answers for Blake Butera on how to handle this bullpen? (12:40) Cade Cavalli had an inefficient start as he was lifted in the top of the 5th. Cavalli issued four walks and allowed a pair of Cardinals runs in his 3rd outing of the season. (17:10) James Wood homered for the 3rd straight games and his OPS has drastically changed in the past few days (.820). (19:45) Curtis Mead went deep in the 5th to briefly put Washington ahead 3-2. Mead has hit well so far in a sample size; mostly against lefties. (23:20) The offense has slugged 16 homers in 11 games, which is a far better pace than the past few seasons. (26:30) Nasim Nunez stole his 7th base of the year and has not yet been thrown out. The Nats swiped five bags on Tuesday night and are 14 of 16 thus far.

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0:00.0	For the sixth season in a row, Walters is the official bar of the Nats Chat podcast,
0:05.6	located across the street from the ballpark just off South Capitol Street.
0:12.5	Here's the pitch from Varland.
0:14.1	So we're going to fly ball right field deep.
0:16.2	Weber going back to the warning track, to the wall.
0:19.2	He leaps and he can't get it.
0:20.8	It's gone.
0:22.4	The game is tied and a home run by Nathan Church.
0:26.5	Just his second Major League home run.
0:30.0	It's the Nationals 5 and the Cardinals 5.
0:33.2	A dagger delivered by Nathan Church.
0:36.4	J.J. Weatherhold with the infield dropping back, the exception of house, even with the bag at third.
0:41.3	A swing in a line drive, right field.
0:43.1	Tow the line, long run for Weimary.
0:44.6	Can't get there.
0:45.4	It's by him and go to the bullpen fence.
0:48.3	That scores Cajie and Weatherhold into second, pumping his fist toward the dugout.
0:54.3	He has double to drive in an insurance run for the Cardinals.
0:58.8	Their second run of the 10th inning.
1:01.3	That's his fifth RBI, his first double in the big leagues, and it's now the Cardinals
1:05.5	seven, the Nationals five.
1:07.2	And welcome to Nat's chat, along with Washington Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman of Natsjournal.com.
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