Game 147: Meneses Muscles 4 Hits in Defeat

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Nats lost 5-2 in Atlanta to begin a six game road trip. Al & Mark focus on how these games are of supreme importance to the Braves, who are just a game back of the Mets for the division lead. Atlanta is seeking a fifth consecutive NL East crown. (05:30) Joey Meneses gathered four hits on Monday and is hitting .325 since being called up on August 2nd. His OPS in abbreviated action this season is .904. The conversation then steers to fellow pleasant surprise, Ildemaro Vargas. (13:45) The team's official twitter account pointed out how high the Nats offense ranks in various categories this month. The hosts explore what it means that this has happened post trade deadline two seasons ago. (20:10) Cory Abbott was tagged with the loss as he only lasted four innings. He gave up a Solo HR to Austin Riley, who has gone deep against Washington eight times so far this year. (23:55) The conversation steers towards the struggles that Juan Soto and Josh Bell have experienced since last month's trade. Soto is hitting .163 this month and Bell's average has dropped 27 points since changing teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Nats chat is brought to you by Walters.
0:02.2	Hey, join us at Walters for the first ever Nats chat podcast party.
0:06.8	We'll hang out, watch playoff baseball, chat about the dance,
0:09.3	and get to know fellow fans of the team.
0:11.5	The event begins at 7 p.m. at Walters,
0:14.4	just across from Nationals Park on Friday night, October 14th.
0:20.6	Have it delivers. Swinging a high fly ball to left center field. Call moving back. Out of the warning track slowing up at the wall. He leaps and he can't get it. It's gone. Goodbye. A home run for Austin Riley just out of the reach of a leaping Alex call.
0:38.4	C-Sheck delivers.
0:39.9	Swing a long drive, right field.
0:41.6	Back on this one, Thomas looking up at the wall, and it is gone.
0:45.8	It just clears over the 16-foot fence to the right of the 375 mark.
0:51.5	And the Braves have an insurance run and lead at 5 to 2.
0:55.4	McLeosius Rocks kicks, delivers.
0:57.1	Manessus swings and lines one through the hole.
0:59.7	A base hit into the left field.
1:01.7	So he's had two singles to right-setter and now two singles to left as Rosario plays it back.
1:08.1	Joey Manessus with a four-hit game. And welcome to Nats chat for Tuesday, September 20th,
1:14.6	2002, along with MadisonSports.com, Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman. I'm Al-Galdi host of the
1:20.0	Al-Galdi podcast. For years, the Nats ran the National League East. That, unfortunately, is no
1:26.7	longer the case. And if any team now runs
1:29.4	the NL East, that team is the Atlanta Braves. I don't like saying that, but that is the truth.
1:34.6	The Braves have won the NL East in each of the last four seasons, 2018 through 2021. The Braves are
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