Finnegan's Blown Save Ruins Comeback Effort

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Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Nats lost a heartbreaker in Philadelphia as what briefly looked like a thrilling comeback victory turned into a 7-6 walk-off loss. Mark (From Citizens Bank Park) & Al start with the seesaw 9th inning that was initially a 5-2 Phillies lead at the start of the frame. (12:45) Discussion on how this ballpark has an aptitude of quirky games due to its odd dimensions. (16:30) MacKenzie Gore gave up a pair of homers and struck out six in his outing. Gore returns to the MLB lead for strikeouts this season just ahead of Zack Wheeler, his foil on Tuesday night. (19:30) The offense scored two off of Wheeler and came through with six extra base hits on the evening. The highlight came in the four run top of the 9th when Nathaniel Lowe hit a go-ahead 3 run homer for a brief 6-5 edge. (22:45) Mark points out that Washington had the bases loaded in four separate at bats and struck out every time. (28:40) A special report on Cade Cavalli's short rehab outing in AAA, from Josh Whetzel, the voice of the Rochester Red Wings.

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0:00.0	Make Walters your spot not only before and after every game at Nationals Park,
0:05.1	but Walters also is right by Audi Field, and DC United, the Washington Spirit,
0:10.5	and the DC defenders are all in season.
0:16.7	Here's the one-one.
0:18.5	Way outside, gets by Ruiz. Turner will dash in and he'll score.
0:22.5	And it's 5-2, Philadelphia.
0:25.0	Kirkering has the sign.
0:26.4	The set of the belt, the pitch on the way.
0:28.3	Swinging a long drive, right field.
0:31.0	Castiano's going back to the wall, and it's gone.
0:35.3	And the Nationals lead.
0:39.3	Down to their final strike. Nathaniel Lowe, it's gone! And the Nationals lead! Down to their final strike! Nathaniel Lo!
0:41.3	It's a fly ball right down the right field line over the fence.
0:44.3	Finnegan Deals, swinging a fly ball, shallow right.
0:48.3	Cruz is waiting.
0:49.3	He's coming in, he makes the catch, coming home is ball.
0:52.3	Cruz's throw to the plate is off the glove
0:55.0	and Ruiz and the game's time stop the winning run 90 feet away finnigan's 2 o to turner in the dirt
1:01.8	Ruiz smothers at runner breaks to the plate to throw to Finnegan's behind him and the game's over on the wild
1:08.3	pitch stock scores the winning run.
1:13.1	I put Cabert in a really tough spot there,
1:14.3	bouncing the splitter in there.
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