Game 152: Soto Reaches Base 5 Times in Gray's 1st Win

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Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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The Nats won 7-5 in Miami for a rare series victory. Mark & Al begin with Josiah Gray's much needed solid outing that resulted in his career Major League win. Most encouraging for Gray was that he did not allow any homers and only issued one walk in six innings. (11:55) Juan Soto was all over the scorecard on Wednesday night as he reached base five times and was a triple shy of the cycle. Soto walked twice; tying Bryce Harper's single season franchise record of 130. Where does Soto's MVP campaign stack up against Harper's case? (23:53) Luis Garcia went yard for the sixth time this season and had a strong series at the plate. This month he has eight doubles and is hitting above .280. (31:51) Alex Avila started for the second time recently as Riley Adams has only started one of the past eleven games at catcher. A flabbergasted Al begs Mark for an explanation as to why they are using the retiring veteran as opposed to giving the at bats to Riley. (36:42) Cade Cavalli only lasted four innings in his latest AAA start, but didn't walk any batters. Should fans be concerned that he has struggled at this level? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:28.6	Hernandez sets and throws.
0:29.6	And a swing in a long drive, right field. This one's way back. Forget about it.
0:34.6	Going, going and long gone. Ten rows deep into the lower level of seats down the right field line. A long line drive home run for Juan Soto. That's number 27 on the season. And the nationals lead it now three to nothing. Rainy, the kick in the pitch, fastball, pull to the ground. Bell has it. He's going to take this one himself, beating the speedy chisholm to the bag,
0:55.6	and a curly W is in the books in Miami.
0:59.3	Tanner Rainey comes in to get the final two outs and preserve the first major league win for Josiah Gray.
1:06.7	We gave up just two runs over six hits tonight.
1:09.2	No homers.
1:10.1	He struck out eight and walked one.
1:12.2	The Nationals homered three times.
1:14.5	Hernandez, Soto, and Garcia.
1:17.6	Soto on base five times in the game.
1:19.7	And the Nationals on the field to celebrate a victory and a series win in Miami.
1:25.1	And welcome to Natchchat for Thursday, September 23rd, 2021, along with
1:29.4	Nationals Insider, Mark Zuckerman of Massinsports.com. I'm Al-Galdi host of the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:35.1	Well, it will not be happening, it being a 100 lost season for the 2021 Washington Nationals.
1:42.7	They clinched not losing 100 games with what happened on Wednesday night. A 7-5 win at the Miami Marlins to win two or three in the series. That's now 63 and 89 on the season. So 99 losses would be the maximum number of losses possible for the nationals who have not lost 100 games in a season since the
2:01.3	back-to-back hundred lost seasons in 2008 and 2009. But more to the point, this win on Wednesday
2:07.9	night, a feel-good win for many different reasons. Juan Soto is in a universe that few people
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