Cavalli Impresses in Walk-off Win

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The Nats got a much needed feel-good win on Wednesday to snap their six game skid. Al & Mark gather after the 2-1 walk-off victory over the Athletics where Cade Cavalli took the Navy Yard mound for the first time in almost three years. Cavalli did not allow a run in just over four innings of work where he had six strikeouts. (11:00) Jose A. Ferrer pitched the top of the 9th and after the game Miguel Cairo declared him the closer for the rest of the season. (16:15) CJ Abrams committed a throwing error, but came through with a walk-off single to score Robert Hassell III. The ball beat Hassell home, but was misplayed by the Athletics catcher Tyler Soderstrom. Mark had the perfect vantage for the final sequence and gives his opinion on the decision by Ricky Gutierrez to send Hassell in to score. (22:45) Riley Adams homered in the bottom of the 6th to break up Jeffrey Springs' Perfect Game bid. The conversation leads to Keibert Ruiz, who has been on the Concussion IL since for over a month now. (28:00) We had a successful Nats Chat Hangout at Walter's prior the game. Stay tuned for info on the End of Season Party in October. (30:30) Josh Whetzel, the Voice of Rochester, gives his weekly update from AAA. Dylan Crews is currently rehabbing with the Red Wings.

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0:00.0	Walters is back for another season as the official bar of the Natschat podcast.
0:05.6	Walters is the best spot to go before and after home games located at the southeast corner
0:11.4	of Capitol and End Streets, right across the street from the ballpark.
0:19.4	One ball, two strikes. Rooker, windmills the bat around. Here comes the pitch.
0:23.6	Swing and a miss. He blew it by him at 100 miles an hour. Cade Cavali's first inning in the big leagues in three years is a one, two, three frame with two strikeouts.
0:33.6	Welcome back, Cade Cavali. He absolutely blew him away. It means a lot. You know, it's been a long, almost three years now. It was just great being on that mound again. There's been a lot of lead up to it. Kelly ready. He kicks in deals. Abrams, a looping line drive, shallow left. That's going to fall for a hit. Hassel's being waved in the throw to the plate from
0:54.5	Soderstrom on two bounces gets off the glove of the catcher Hassel scores and the Nationals win
1:00.1	they had a chance to throw them out but Legaleers could not hold out of the throw. They're bombing
1:05.7	CJ Abrams Vine second base as the Nationals win and walkoff style two to one and welcome to nat's chat along
1:14.4	with mass and sports.com nationals insider mark zuckerman who was at national's park am algaldi host of the
1:20.1	al-galdi podcast a much needed dare i say desperately needed feel good night at national's park on
1:27.4	wednesday night the nat snapped their six game losing streak a two one walkoff I say, desperately needed. Feel good night at Nationals Park on Wednesday night.
1:28.4	The Natsnap their six-game losing streak, a 2-1 walk-off win over the athletics at
1:33.4	Nationals Park in game two of a three-game series. Shortstop, C.J. Abrams had a walk-off
1:38.5	RBI single and starting pitcher Cade Cavali in making his first MOB regular season start in three years did well.
1:47.8	Nice to see that.
1:49.1	Nice to say that.
1:50.4	Nice to get that.
1:52.0	The Natsin MLB's 2025 regular season improved to 45 and 68.
1:56.8	That is the second worst record in the National League.
1:59.0	The athletics in this regular season fall to 50 and 66. That is the second worst record in the National League. The athletics in this regular season fall to 50 and 66.
2:02.7	That is the second worst record in the American League.
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