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Game 120: Gray Looks Good & the Nats Hand Revenge to Their Ex Closer

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9573 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The Nats topped the Blue Jays 8-5 to complete the two game sweep. Al & Mark assess Josiah Gray's solid outing that lasted six innings. The only blemish on Gray's resume so far has been giving up solo HRs, of which he allowed two more on Wednesday. Gray did more than just pitch well as he had his first career hit and also made a nice play on a bunt attempt that led to a double play. (9:29) The bullpen for the most part had a good game except for Ryne Harper who very quickly gave up the lead, costing Josiah Gray any chance of first career victory. Was this his one chance to pitch in a high leverage spot? Kyle Finnegan stepped up as he escaped an 8th inning jam and recorded a four out save. (17:50) Brad Hand had an outing that Nationals fans are familiar with as he gave away the lead immediately upon entering the game in the 7th. Carter Kieboom slugged one of the HRs off of Hand and the hosts discuss where his situation currently stands as he has been playing every day. (25:07) Juan Soto had a Barry Bonds type stat line Wednesday as we explain in the podcast. Should he continue to take so many pitches or should he start swinging more? (36:13) What is the timetable on the Nats rebuild? Are they aiming to be competitive come next season or do they have a more long term vision? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Now the set of the pitch. Soto Swings drops into the air to deep left field. Back holds the left fielder, Gouriel, and it is gone. Goodbye.

0:36.1

A line shot over the left fielders head and over the wall for an opposite field.

0:42.2

Three-run, home run for Juan Zoto.

0:45.5

He's ready with a set at the belt.

0:47.3

Long hold, Gurriel does not run, and the pitch is popped in the air on the infield.

0:51.4

This is playable for Carter Key Boom, and he makes the catch. Then Josiah Gray with another fist punch. He's excited about escaping trouble in the top of the sixth inning. So here's Semyon. Semyon lines one to deep left field. This is trouble. Hernandez's back. It's over his head, and this one's gone. Into the Blue Jays bullpen. They've homered on consecutive pitches. Marcus Semyon has his second homer of the game is 29th of the year and in the blink of an eye the Blue Jays now lead five to four runners lead second and first and is ready he deals swing in a long drive right center field this one's a chance. It's way back there toward the wall, and it's gone.

1:31.9

Nationals lead, 7-5. Three-run, opposite field home run, number 20 of the season for Josh Bell. It clears the big wall in right center into the first row.

1:43.7

And the nationals treat their former teammate quite rudely.

1:47.5

And welcome to Nat's chat Thursday, August 19, 2021, along with Nationals insider, Mark Zuckerman of Massensports.com.

1:54.6

I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast. For the first time in almost a month, the Nationals have an actual winning streak.

2:02.8

The Nats had not won back-to-back games, a mere two-game winning streak since July 27th and

2:08.0

July 29th. That slide with no streak is now done as the Nationals complete a two-game sweep

2:13.8

of the Toronto Blue Jays at Nationals Park and 8-5 victory on Wednesday. Brad Hand,

2:19.6

it turns out, it's still Brad Hand. And the Nats mark for a second straight day, come back,

2:25.0

have some big scoring innings and look like a team that actually can hit a little bit here,

2:29.6

even with all the trades that were made in late July. So, I mean, we were saying all along,

2:34.1

like they were in every game when they were losing. They'd always bring the tying run to the plate. The boys were battling, and they just kept coming up one hit short. Well, the last two days, they got that hit and then some. And I mean, some really nice sustained rallies. And of course, in this one, a couple of big blasts by their two best power hitters, and ultimately that's

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