Game 126: Cavalli Sweats His Way Through a Forgettable Debut

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The Nationals lost 7-3 to Cincinnati in Cade Cavalli's debut. Al & Mark recap the prized pitching prospect's first start that saw him allow seven runs under five frames. They explain why he pitched better than the box score reflects on a rather humid evening in D.C where he dealt six strikeouts. (07:21) Cavalli did not get help from the defense behind him as CJ Abrams had a first inning throwing error that should have been corralled by Luke Voit. Cavalli's final inning saw more misplays, including a blunder by Luis Garcia trying to turn a double play. Should the Nats look at other 1B options in the off-season? (22:30) Luis Garcia made his first start at 2B after his brief rehab stint in Rochester. This was also the first time we saw he and Abrams up the middle together. Why isn't Abrams showing more at the plate? (31:05) Julio Rodriguez is signing a massive extension to stay in Seattle that locks him up long-term. Why didn't Washington do the same with Juan Soto? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Natchchat is brought to you by Walters.
0:02.2	Walters is your spot before and after the U.S. women's national soccer team's match against Nigeria.
0:09.2	Match begins at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6th at Audi Field.
0:17.4	Here's the set.
0:18.9	Shack of the runner, the three-two pitch.
0:20.5	Swing and a miss. Struck him out with his best curve ball so far. The first Major League strikeout for Cade Cavali. Kay Barrett-Ruiz asked for time to flip that ball over the Nationals dugout as well. The pitch. Swing a high-fly center field. Robla is racing back.
0:38.0	Still going back.
0:38.9	This one over his head and off the base of the wall in straightaway center.
0:42.2	Two runs are going to score.
0:43.8	In its second with a double is Donovan Solano.
0:47.0	India and Farmer crossed the plate.
0:48.9	It's 4-0 Cincinnati.
0:50.7	Overall, for the first day, the jitters were out there.
0:53.7	But I thought his stuff was good,
0:56.1	and he's going to do well.
0:58.8	So we'll get him out there again in five days, and we'll see what happens.
1:02.4	And welcome to Nat Chat for Saturday, August 27, 2022, along with MadisonSports.com,
1:08.7	Nationals Insider Mark Zuckerman, who was at Nationals Park,
1:12.1	I'm Al-Galdi host of the Al-Galdi podcast. Well, look, it was one game. That's all it was.
1:18.4	It doesn't necessarily mean anything for the future. That said, this was a much anticipated game,
1:24.1	and the result was disappointing, both in terms of the performance of the pitcher
1:29.1	and the outcome of the game. We on Friday night had the Major League regular season debut of
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