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Nats Chat

Game 117: Trio of HRs in the Win

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9573 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The Nats beat Oakland 8-2 on Friday night behind 3 separate home runs and overcoming an early 2-0 deficit. Al & Tim begin the recap with the bullpen stepping up big time for six scoreless innings after Joan Adon exited his start in the top of the 4th due to cramping. Cory Abbott recorded four outs after having to immediately warm up and Jordan Weems threw the final two frames. (14:30) Ildemaro Vargas equaled a career high with 4 RBIs which included a 3 run HR to break the game wide open and Jake Alu connected on his 1st career homer. Davey Martinez indicated pregame that his plan as of now is to keep Vargas at 3B and Alu at 2B. (24:00) CJ Abrams was thrown out in the top of 1st trying to steal 2nd base; one day after setting a franchise mark for most consecutive stolen bases (25). (32:25) Tim speaks to Paul Brunell, a lifelong Athletics fan, to hear what the current fan efforts are to keep the team from moving to Las Vegas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:17.2

And now the kick hears the pitch.

0:19.3

Swing and a drive hit well to right field. This is deep. Back goes butler to the warning track looking up and it is caught goodbye.

0:26.6

Bang, soon goes Cape Air Ruiz. Home run number 13.

0:33.6

Check on the runner the left he throws.

0:35.6

And Vargas blast one to deep left field. This has got a chance. Back toward the bullpen and it is gone. Into the A's bullpen, a three-run shot for Ildamaro Vargas. And Jake Hulu will lead off against him. Left-hand, against the left-hand. And pitcher swinging a drive in the ear to deep right. This is way back. This is going, going, and it is gone.

0:55.5

Goodbye.

0:58.0

Bang, Zoom goes Jake-a-Loo.

1:01.5

His first home run of the major leagues.

1:04.6

And he adds to the lead.

1:05.7

It's now the Nationals eight in the A's two.

1:11.7

And welcome to Nats chat for Saturday, August 12, 2003.

1:16.4

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

1:18.6

Mark Suckerman is off for this installment of the pod.

1:20.9

But I'm happy to be joined by the man who runs the Natschat podcast Enterprise, Tim Schovers.

1:26.6

And I'm happy to say that we have a comfortable

1:28.9

national's victory to discuss an 8-2 win over the Major League worst Oakland days at Nationals

1:34.7

Park on Friday night in game one of a three-game series. The Nats in this game actually

1:38.9

trailed two nothing after one inning, but the Nats then scored the game's final eight runs. We in the top of the

1:45.9

fifth did have a sell the team chant. That chant was not directed at the learners. No,

1:51.2

that chant was directed at the managing partner of the A's, John Fisher, as both A's and

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