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Rogers checks the runner. He throws. Swing a long drive, left center field. This one's crushed.

Way back it goes and it is long gone. Six rows deep into the brewhouse red seats. Hunter Renfro,

home run number 31. And the Red Sox with one big swing take a three-nothing lead here in the sixth inning

And the pitch swung on hit high in the air shallow right

It's playable for Renfro in under and waiting, and he makes the catch.

And the Red Sox take game one of the series.

And welcome to Nats chat for Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, along with Nationals Insider,

Mark Suckerman of Massensports.com.

I'm Al-Galdi host of the Al-Galdi podcast.

Well, as bad as the Nationals 2021 season has been,

it is ending with the Nats having a major say-so in a major race, the ultra-tight American League wildcard race, Yankees, Boston, Seattle, and Toronto, four teams vying for two spots.

The Nats on Friday night begin the final series of their season,

a three-game series against the Red Sox at Nationals Park, announced attendance of 32,521, very healthy crowd by 2021 standards. This was a game that actually felt like a playoff game at times,

but this was a game that was yet another nationals loss for to the final. And that's now 65 and 95 on the season.

This is for those who don't know the third worst season that the Nats have had since coming to D.C.

Only the back-to-back hundred lost seasons of 08 and 09 have been worse.

So, yeah, there is that.

But there also were bright spots on Friday night, including Juan Soto with one of the greatest box score lines that you'll ever see.

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