Game 115: Controversial Call Goes the Nats Way

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The Nats rallied to beat the Padres 4-3 in dramatic fashion. Al & Mark open with a rare moment of 2022 good luck as a Victor Robles 7th inning single turned into the game winning run after San Diego's catcher Austin Nola was determined to have blocked home plate. If you can explain how this rule is supposed to be properly applied, you are smarter than any of us. (08:09) The Nationals hit crucial back to back HRs in the 6th, the last of which by "Joey Four Bags". He is now at five homers in nine career games played. How long will this last for the 30 year old rookie? He has been outhitting both Juan Soto and Josh Bell since the trade deadline. (16:20) Nelson Cruz singled for his 200th career hit and is the first person to achieve the feat while wearing a Nationals uniform. The hosts give an early handicap of what the Cooperstown conversation will look like in a few years for Cruz. (20:30) Anibal Sanchez labored through five innings despite the high pitch count. Cade Cavalli meanwhile countered with seven strong frames for Rochester. Will the upcoming road trip delay Cavalli's promotion to the Majors? (28:45) Patrick Corbin threw a bullpen session and Davey Martinez described his performance as "exceptionally well". How pivotal is his next start when he returns to the rotation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Nats chat is brought to you by Walters.
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0:08.8	Bottomless options include mimoses, bloody marries, trullies, and bud lights.
0:16.2	Garcia throws.
0:17.6	Swinging in a line drive.
0:18.9	Pass the diving.
0:19.7	First baseman Drury jury base hit right field coming
0:22.2	home Hernandez so does throw the slide the tag he is out at the plate so do guns down
0:28.0	Hernandez and the game stays tied a one-off strike nola sweeps the tag on hernandez to end the
0:34.2	inning we'll see if the nationals look to challenge whether Nola blocked the plate.
0:39.7	And Davy Martinez wants to talk to the home plate umpire Paul Emel.
0:43.3	They want to challenge the blocking of the plate here by Nola.
0:46.5	As the throw was there in time, he was clearly out.
0:48.8	But the Nationals are going to ask about the home plate blocking rule here,
0:52.4	and they have elected to challenge this call.
0:54.8	After review, it was determined that there was a violation of the home plate collision rule.
1:00.7	The runner is safe.
1:03.3	The batter is at first base.
1:05.7	Here comes Bob Melvin, and Bob Melvin is ejected.
1:09.0	Bob Melvin is ejected from the game immediately by Paul Emo.
1:12.6	And it looked like Nola was set up illegally,
1:16.6	and then he, at the last second, put his foot on the plate,
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