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And now the set by Cavali. Now the pitch. Swinging to ground ball up the middle, hit too hard, and threw into center center field at base in. Melendez has scored to Reds around third. He's coming home. He will score. Benj will stop at second and Bob Bichette. The Mets' hottest hitter delivers again with a two-run single up the middle. The Mets are on the board first here on the top of the third it's New York two in Washington

nothing here's the first pitch Ruiz hits a slow ground ball to the second baseman this

should do it Semyon has it flips on to first and Williams punching his fist in the air as he

survives that bloop double to start the inning and the nationals leave the tying run 90 feet

away Mets will split the series as they beat the

Nationals 2 to 1 in game 4. The league's highest scoring offense stymie today, and they

lead the tying run at third in the last of the night. And welcome to Nats Chat. I'm Al Galdi,

host of the Al Galdi podcast. My usual co-host, Nats insider Mark Zuckerman of Natchjournal.com. He is off for this

installment of the podcast, but I'm pleased to be joined by the creator, owner, and executive

producer of the podcast, Tim Shovers. And believe it or not, we have a pitcher's duel to discuss.

Yes, the same 2006 Washington Nationals team that continues to be number one in MLB and runs scored

and dead last in MLB and runs aloud. That team played a two-one game on Thursday. Unfortunately,

that game was a two-one loss. A two-one loss to the New York Mets at Nationals Park on Thursday

for a split of a four-game series. So the Nats concluded a four-and-three

homestand with that loss. So the Nats and Eblebee's 2026 regular season are back to being below

500, 25 and 26, 10 and 16 at home versus 15 and 10 on the road. This installment of Nats chat

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So Tim, you know, this was a loss, but in so many ways, I feel like this was a win because

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