Game 138: Gray Only Lasts 4 Innings

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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The Nats were swept for the third time this season by Miami and on Sunday they fell 6-4. Mark & Al note the 5th consecutive loss and that they finally will get an off-day on Monday. (04:00) Josiah Gray had a short outing and had a nightmarish opening inning. This included allowing a solo HR, issuing 3 straight walks, and jawing at Jacob Young at the end of the frame for misplaying a fly ball in the sun. He ultimately only lasted 4 IP and it casts doubt on when he next take the mound. (14:00) The bullpen had to fill in for 20 IP over the course of the 4 game series. The Nationals took a 4-3 lead in the middle of the game, but could not hang on. Kyle Finnegan allowed a pair of runs in the top of the 9th that led to him taking the loss. (19:00) CJ Abrams had a crucial throwing error in the pivotal9th and this leads to an extended discussion at the infield defense. Not only its recent decline, but also how the infield projects moving forward. (31:45) MacKenzie Gore is currently on the Bereavement List and it is TBD as to when his next start will be. The hosts explain what this list means from a baseball/ roster perspective. He is out until at least Friday and he last pitched Tuesday (August 29th). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:17.4	Gray, rocks and kicks, sent his O-2s out the way, swung on and hit in the year to deep right field Thomas going back looking up and this ball is gone
0:25.6	Clears the fence into the Nationals bullpen it is a game lead-off home run for Luis arise
0:32.6	now the kick of the 3-1 is a cutter outside for ball 4 and that's a basis loaded walk and will force a run across
0:42.3	brings home Josh Bell and it's Miami 2 in Washington nothing.
0:47.3	Now Gray's ready here it comes inside and low with a fastball ball for the they check to see if he on the check swing went too far.
0:57.3	He did not. It is three walks in a row. Second base is loaded walk. RBI for Bertie.
1:03.7	And welcome to Natsch, chat for Monday, September 4th, 2023, Labor Day.
1:10.0	We hope that you're having a nice Labor Day weekend, along with MadisonSports.com, Nationals Insider Mark Zuckerman, who was at Nationals Park, Am Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast. The Nats do not have a game on this Labor Day. It's not often that a major league team does not play on one of the major holidays during the season, but such is the case for the
1:28.1	Nats on Labor Day, 2003. And you know what? The Nats probably could use this off day because they're not
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1:51.6	plenty of TV. So for the Nats, a 6-4 loss to the Miami Marlins at National Park on Sunday afternoon,
1:58.6	completing a four-game sweep. This four-game sweep of the Nats
2:02.3	by the Marlins concluded a two and 11 season for the Nats against the Marlins. The Nats now are
2:08.6	an incomprehensible six and 26 against the Marlins since the start of last season. But in terms
2:16.0	of the bigger picture of this season, the Nats now
2:18.8	have lost five consecutive games and seven of the team's last eight games. So off that great
2:23.6	stretch in which the Nats went 23 and 11, they now have gotten just one and seven. The record
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