Bullpen Falters After Alvarez's Gem

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The Nats lost 5-1 on Saturday afternoon to the visiting Pirates. Al & Mark convene after the offense was only able to muster one run in the defeat. (06:00) Dylan Crews had multiple instances of aggressive and heads up base running in the bottom of the 6th. His play that inning is emblematic of the kind of player Crews wants to be. (13:10) Andrew Alvarez was superb on Saturday as he tossed six shutout innings in his third Big League start. (22:40) Washington's 1-0 lead evaporated in the top of the 8th and the Pirates off score four runs in that frame off of Cole Henry and PJ Poulin. (28:05) Josiah Gray threw just shy of two innings for AA-Harrisburg on Saturday. Will he make it to Washington in 2025?

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0:00.0	The Nats Chat, end-of-season podcast party will be at Walters at 7 p.m. on Friday night, October 10th.
0:07.3	Spread the word among your friends.
0:09.0	We're aiming for our highest attendance yet to celebrate our fifth season of coverage.
0:14.1	Walters is located across the street from the ballpark.
0:20.4	Chandler, the right-hander steps, kicks and deals.
0:23.3	Fastball, ground ball, base hit past the diving third baseman to Bainey.
0:27.2	And the Nationals are in the hit, Colin for the first time.
0:30.0	Cruz turns around the 99-mile-per-hour fastball and rifles it on the ground past the diving
0:34.7	third baseman.
0:36.0	And the Nationals finally have a hit and a base runner against Bubbitt Chandler.
0:40.3	Three balls two strikes. Chandler this set. The kick and the delivery, Cruz takes off for third and a ground ball.
0:46.3	B, hit through the open left side. Cruz will keep on chugging and he'll score.
0:50.3	Nationals lead 1-0. Cruz clapping his hands crossing the plate.
0:55.7	Hassel's RBI single puts the Nats on the board.
0:58.7	And with Cruz running, the third baseman Devaney moved off his position to cover third.
1:04.3	And Hassel hit it where he used to be.
1:06.6	And the nationals have a run on the board in a 1-0 lead.
1:10.2	Ovasewar ready.
1:12.0	The kick and the payoff pitch, swung on, hit in the air to deep left field.
1:16.1	Wood going back, still back.
1:17.4	He's just going to watch it.
1:18.9	And it lands in Section 101 over the Pirates bullpen.
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