Game 14: Bell Leads Cleveland Rally + Nats Perspective on Commanders Sale

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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The Nats couldn't keep their early lead and lost 4-3 to visiting Cleveland on Friday night. Al & Tim Shovers begin with the bullpen who for a third time in less than two weeks could not deliver a victory. Hunter Harvey and Carl Edwards Jr each struggled as an early 3-0 Washington lead became no more. Josh Bell played a big part of it in his return to Navy Yard; as he homered and doubled in the later innings. (08:00) Trevor Williams was in line for his 2nd victory of the season, but ended up with a no decision. The biggest knock on him so far are his high pitch counts as he threw 95 pitches in 5+ IP. One of the doubles allowed by Williams was aided by Victor Robles misjudgment, which leads to an extended discussion. (16:00) The offense scored three runs in the 4th, but couldn't do anything after, in fact they only gathered a pair of hits after that frame. Luis Garcia did reach base four times, including a solo HR to get the scoring started. Lane Thomas had two hits, but also made a beautiful to throw out Jose Ramirez, who was trying to stretch a single into a double. (23:30) Tim says to Al why he thinks the reported news that the Washington Commanders ownership situation is great overall for the Nationals fan base. Send in your thoughts to natschatpodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:18.8	There's Alex Call. He ropes one to left center field.
0:21.7	That's a base hit.
0:22.9	Headed home to score is Thomas.
0:25.1	Abrams right behind him.
0:26.1	He will score.
0:27.4	And Alex Call, the former guardian, has a two-run single.
0:31.6	And the Nationals of three-nothing lead here in the fourth inning.
0:34.9	The 1-0.
0:35.7	Swinging a blast to right center field for Bell. He gets into this one. It is going, going and gone. Over the big wall in right center field, Josh Bell's first home run as a guardian comes at the expense of his former teammates, the Nationals. It's now the Nationals 3 and the Guardians 2. And Edwards delivers, check swing roller up the third base line.
0:56.3	Runner breaking for the plate.
0:57.6	Abrams will have to throw to first.
0:59.3	It's in time for the out, but a run scores.
1:02.3	And the Guardians take the lead.
1:05.5	And welcome to Natschat for Saturday, April 15th,
1:09.0	2003.
1:10.2	I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast. Mark Zuckerman is off for this installment of the pod. And so I am joined by the man who runs the pod, the boss, Tim Schovers, he is with us. It's good to have them with us. It's good to have you with us. We are coming to you here of yet another one-run Nationals loss.
1:27.7	Boy, we're getting used to these things.
1:29.2	A 4-3 loss to the Cleveland Guardians at Nationals Park on Friday night in game one of a three-game series.
1:35.9	The Nats now are 4-10.
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