Game 18: Shutout Again by Baltimore

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The Nats were shutout yet again from the Orioles in a 4-0 loss that resulted in them being swept at home in the short series. Al & Mark focus on how the offense was helpless against a Baltimore pitching staff that typically does not dominate its opponents. It is already the fourth game this season in which Washington was unable to score. (05:00) CJ Abrams was 0 for 4 with 3 Ks and had a 9th inning throwing error. Abrams has struggled at the plate this year and is barely hitting above the "Mendoza Line". (14:00) MacKenzie Gore gave up three runs in six innings in his fourth start as a National. Gore struggled in the middle of his outing as he issued four walks between the 3rd and 4th innings. He finished on a high note as he retired eight in a row to conclude his day. (25:00) The Washington Post reported that Ted Leonsis offered at least $2 Billion to purchase the organization but the Lerners did not accept. (35:00) Tim Shovers attended the Fred Nats game on Wednesday and spoke with the Voice of the Team Eric Bach, who gives updates on Elijah Green, Brady House, Jarlin Susana, and Robert Hassell III. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Nat Chat is brought to you by Walters. Walters is the spot to be this Friday night to catch the boxing match between Jervante Davis and Ryan Garcia.
0:09.7	Price will be $30 at the door for the fight night on Friday, starting at 9 p.m.
0:17.9	A 2-2 on the way. So we'reing a high drive, deep right field.
0:21.6	Back it goes, Thomas to the wall, and it is gone.
0:25.6	It clears the bullpen and right, a two-run homer for Adam Frazier.
0:30.6	His second of the year and it's 3-0 Baltimore.
0:33.6	So here's the pitch, Thomas, swings and drives go to the air, to left center field.
0:38.0	It's deep.
0:38.8	But playable, left-fielder Hayes, center-fielder Mullins. Mullins calls him off, steps in front and makes the catch. And this one over here at Nationals Park. You know, we're just, we're very inconsistent. I'm just hitting the ball hard. Right now, you know, I'm just looking for quality at bats, hitting the ball hard, hitting the strikes, you know, getting the ball in the strike zone. And welcome to Nats chat for Thursday, April 20th, 2003, along with MassenSports.com, Nationals Insider Mark Zuckerman, who was at Nationals Park. I'm Al Galdi, host of the Al Galdi podcast.
1:12.3	Well, if you are a Nats fan who despises the Orioles, this round one of the 2023, Battle of the Beltways was not for you.
1:20.1	Two games at Nationals Park, two shutout losses for the Nats. Tuesday night, a 1-0 loss.
1:25.1	Wednesday night, a 4-0 loss. The Nants now are 5 and 13 with four
1:30.7	shutout losses. But McKenzie Gore on Wednesday night did give us even more reason to believe that
1:36.4	he can be the ace who the Nats so desperately need. And we at the end of this installment of the
1:42.0	podcast have something special for you. Tim Schover's conversation with the play-by-play voice of the podcast have something special for you.
1:47.7	Tim Schover's conversation with the play-by-play voice of the Fred Nats.
1:54.1	Eric Bach on the latest on the many quality prospects for the nats at Loe Frederick and Robert Hassel the third and Elijah Green and Brady House and Harleen Sosana.
1:58.6	So we have those things to look forward to. But yeah, another shutout
2:03.0	loss on Wednesday night. You know, Mark, the Orioles came into this series with a starting
2:07.1	pitching ERA for this regular season of 675. And yet the Nats got shut out in both games.
2:14.8	We know that the Nats hitting isn't very good. Davy Martinez during his postgame
2:18.6	press conference on Wednesday night seemed especially frustrated, and things are not well with this
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