Bullpen Gets Rocked in Pittsburgh

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The Nats dropped their third game in a row as they were routed 10-3 on Monday night in Pittsburgh. Mark (Live from PNC Park) and Al run through the woeful bullpen totals, which is becoming a theme to the season. Colin Poche was the first pitcher to emerge from the 'pen, but allowed a pair of runs to lift his ERA to an eye-popping 16.62. Jackson Rutledge & Eduardo Salazar then later combined to give up five runs. It should be noted that the bullpen received zero help from the defense behind them. (15:20) Brad Lord made his 2nd start since being moved out of the bullpen. Lord only lasted 57 pitches and allowed four runs in under five innings of work. (19:00) An update on Cade Cavalli after he appeared with the team in Miami over the weekend. Cavalli is currently rehabbing at the team's facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. (20:10) Paul Skenes only lasted six frames vs. Washington and gave up a pair of runs. The Nats did not draw any walks on Monday night after gaining a ton of free passes in the Miami series. Nasim Nunez, who got the start at SS, doubled and it was the team's only extra base hit. What kind of playing time does Nunez get while Abrams in on the IL? (25:15) Dylan Crews had a bit of a spotlight on him because he was facing the only man drafted ahead of him in the 2023 Draft (Skenes). Crews went 0 for 4 after missing the past two games due to Alex Call taking his spot in the lineup.

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0:25.6	Pitch to Valdez.
0:27.6	Swing a ground ball right side.
0:28.6	Toward the hole, it sneaks through for a base hit.
0:31.6	Fraser scores. Here comes Cruz.
0:33.6	The throw home is offline.
0:34.6	Throw to second, and Valdez overruns the bag and is tagged out by Nunez. So it's a two-run single, and the Pirates lead 5-0 with Valdez cut down for the third out. The O-1. Swing a ground ball up the middle. It's going to sneak through for a base hit. Fam coming home, he will score. Cruz lobs it in. 10-3 pirates. They hit double digits.
0:57.3	Connor Folefa picks up his fifth RBI. Everything they touch turns to a head.
1:03.0	And welcome to Natschat, along with Massensports.com Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman, who is at
1:08.5	PNC Park in Pittsburgh. Amalgaldi, hosted the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:12.6	Monday was April 14th, 2025, the 20-year anniversary of the Natt's first regular season game in Washington, D.C., a 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at RFC Stadium.
1:24.7	The Nats starting pitcher in that game was Levan Hernandez. He in that game
1:28.5	allowed three runs in eight and a third innings. What must Livo be thinking about the Nats
1:35.0	pitching right now? A Monday evening, a 10-3 loss at the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 1 of a four-game
1:41.7	series. The Nats now have allowed 28 runs over the team's
1:45.7	last three games in the Nats now in MLB's 20-25 regular season are 6 and 10. Hit us up on
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