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The two-two.

Swinging a long drive straightaway center.

Robla is going back to the warning track, climbing the wall.

Can't get it.

It's gone.

A home run.

Swanson has homered again. His fourth of the series is 24th of the year, and it is 3-0-0. Atlanta. Here it is.

Swing a line drive, left field, well hit Duval giving chase, will make the catch toward the line, tagging at third Robles. He'll come into score the tying run. Soto with a sacrifice, fly on a bullet line drive to left and the Nationals have battled back to tie the Braves in the third inning. It's the Nationals three and Atlanta three.

And now Espino's into the wide. Here is the pitch and a swing and a drive of the air to left sending Thomas back way back.

Warning track at the bullpen fence and it is gone an opposite field home run into the visitors

bullpen for Freddie Freeman Smith sets first base side of the rubber big left he

checks the runner at second the pitch swing to ground ball up the third base line

oh what a standby Ronnie he spins he turns he fires to first of Freeman in time, and the game is over.

What a play by Austin Riley.

Guarding the line takes an extra base hit away that might have won the game for the Nationals.

Certainly would have scored the tying run, an outstanding backhanded stab, and then he has an

absolute rifle to throw out Key Boom to end the game. We had to put Joe on the aisle yesterday after

his bullpen reported that he had some right form tightness. And welcome to Natschat for Monday, August 16th,

2021, along with National's Insider, Mark Suckerman of Massensports.com. I'm Al Galdi, host of the Al Galdi podcast. Well, we thought 2020 was the worst year ever for everyone and everything. And maybe it was. But when it comes to the nationals, 2020 has nothing on 2021, which incredibly now has gotten even worse. And I'm not even

talking about the Nats having been swept in three games by the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park

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