Game 105: Yadiel Walks It Off Despite Ortega's Trio of HRs

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Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The Nats walked off the Cubs 6-5 to win the series. Mark & Al react to the unexpected HR Derby that took place between Yadiel Hernandez and Chicago's Rafael Ortega. Hernandez went deep twice, including the game winner in the bottom of the 9th, while occupying the cleanup spot. (10:18) A dissection of various decisions stemming from Sunday's lineup card. Will Keibert Ruiz replace Rene Rivera on the roster later this month behind the plate? Will Luis Garcia split time at 2B/SS? Where does Alcides Escobar fit into all of this? (15:12) Juan Soto was walked often over the weekend and has increased his ample lead in that category in the NL. Should we expect more walks in his near future this season? (23:39) The hosts have differing opinions on Erick Fedde's outing as he handed the bullpen a one run lead after six innings. How much should we read into Davey letting him finish the frame? (33:45) Nats fans are in for an August treat as Josiah Gray will make his Washington debut vs. the Phillies at home on Monday. What should we expect from the newly acquired Gray as he has two recent big league appearances under his belt? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Navy Yard Nats fans. Walters would like to thank you in advance for masking up.
0:06.1	D.C. COVID restrictions have been put back in place requiring everyone dining indoors to wear a mask.
0:11.3	While this isn't what Walters was hoping for, Walters will comply with D.C. regulations.
0:16.9	Walters would also like to thank Max Scherzer for the last seven years. It's been a real pleasure watching greatness every five days.
0:24.0	Three balls, two strikes the count.
0:26.7	And the pitch, swung our belted, deep to right down the line.
0:29.6	If it stays fair, it's trouble.
0:31.3	And it is gone.
0:33.1	Goodbye.
0:34.6	Into the second deck.
0:36.8	A two-run homer for Rapha Ortega, his third home run of the game.
0:44.0	Yadiel, a good day with a single-to-left center, an RBI single-to-right center,
0:47.6	and a home run down the left-field line to the seventh pitch.
0:50.7	Swig at a high-flipold, a deep left field.
0:52.7	That goes Contreras to the warning track to the wall
0:55.1	it is out of the one hundred mile an hour fastball bang zoom goes yadier haldendez with a walkoff game-winning home run here at the bottom of the ninth inning, leading it off with a walk-off.
1:15.9	And welcome to Natchat from Monday, August 2, 2021, along with Nationals Insider, Mark Zuckerman of Massensports.com.
1:22.7	I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:25.5	Well, it wasn't Trey Turner versus Fernando Tatis. We can't have that
1:29.3	anymore. It wasn't Max Scherzer versus Clayton Kershaw. We can't have that anymore. But I tell you what,
1:34.8	Yadiel Hernandez versus Raphael Ortega was quite a battle on Sunday afternoon at National's Park.
1:41.1	And while Ortega ended up out homering Yadiel 3-2, it was Yadiel, who got the last laugh,
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