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Crews Goes Deep in Defeat

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9574 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Nats rally fell short in their 7-6 loss to the visiting Cubs on Friday evening. Al hosts solo and begins with Dylan Crews, who hit his 2nd career HR in the bottom of the 3rd. Crews struck out in the bottom of the 9th for the final out; stranding two runners. (07:00) CJ Abrams was moved down in the lineup to the 7th spot and responded with an 0 for 3 night with a walk. Hear Davey Martinez's pregame explanation as to why he dropped Abrams in order. (14:20) Jake Irvin had a disastrous top of the 2nd where he allowed all seven Chicago runs. Irvin had a bad August as his ERA for the month was 6.61 and for comparison in June his ERA was 2.31. (22:00) Al answers a listener email wondering about the future of ownership. Will the stadium get a corporate title sponsor in the near future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

On Labor Day night, Walters is the spot for disappointed Florida State fans to watch their team bounce back against Boston College.

0:07.9

Walters will be open through the entire game.

0:12.8

A look at the runner in second and now the pitch. Swing and a long drive to right center field.

0:17.7

Way back. This may go and it is gone. All of the big wall and right center field way back this may go and it is gone all of the big wall and right center

0:23.6

field to run over for 40 belliger is 14th of the year gives it 57 runs batted in cubs have put

0:31.8

seven on the board of the second they lead it seven to two shota Imanaga with the left-handers pitch.

0:38.5

And a long drive left field.

0:40.3

Way back it goes, and Dylan Cruz has home run number two.

0:45.6

It's now 7-3 Chicago.

0:48.7

Cruz has hit two owners in the big leagues.

0:50.5

Both have landed in that left center field bullpen.

0:53.6

Thompson says the pitch to Cruz on the way,

0:56.0

swing it a mess. He struck him out with a breaking ball and the game is over.

1:02.0

So Thompson comes in and strikes out Dylan Cruz and he'll get a save and a big one for the cops

1:08.0

as they hold on for a 7-6 win.

1:12.9

And welcome to Nats chat for Saturday, August 31st, 2024.

1:18.1

I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast.

1:20.5

Mark Zuckerman is off for this installment of the podcast,

1:23.4

but it is nice to be with you on the only Nationals podcast,

1:27.4

for which there is a new episode for the morning after every Nats regular season game day, weekday, weekend. It does not matter. We are down to the final 30 days of the Nats' 24 regular season, which is scheduled to end on September 29th. There are many things that matter for the Nats over these final 30 days,

1:45.5

but to me, and I'm guessing to many of you, nothing matters more than how outfielders

1:50.7

Dylan Cruz and James would do. And the good news is that they are doing well. And Cruz on

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