Game 30: Rendon Walks Off Rainey's Blown Save + "Baby Shark" Officially Retires

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The Nats lost a heartbreaker 5-4 in Anaheim as they could not hold onto their late lead. Mark (Live from Angels Stadium) & Al recap the Mother's Day loss as Tanner Rainey inherited a 4-2 lead with three outs to go. All weekend the Nationals held the Angels stars in check; until the bottom of the 9th on Sunday. (14:03) Erick Fedde gave Washington five scoreless innings despite issuing five walks in the process. The hosts discuss Fedde's performance through the first month of the season as his ERA is below the 4.00 threshold. (26:07) Juan Soto's stat line is quite unusual this year as his RBI total barely is ahead of his HRs. Should he return to the #3 spot in the order? (29:29) Quick update on the rehab for both Stephen Strasburg and Joe Ross. Could they be in the rotation before the All Star break? (31:56) Gerardo Parra is officially retiring and joining the Nationals Front Office as a special assistant to the GM. What is his "legacy"? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	NetShat is brought to you by Walters. Make Walters your spot to watch the Capitals. March to the Stanley Cup, plenty of TVs, and beer selections.
0:09.4	Caps Panthers game for this Monday night at 7 p.m. Walters is the perfect place to watch the game.
0:18.6	The one-two pitch with Soto running is hit on the ground and under the glove of the diving first baseman Walsh for a hit.
0:24.8	Hernandez will trot into score and racing for third is Soto as Josh Bell picks up team leading RBI number 21.
0:31.9	The Nationals lead at 4 to 2 in the seventh inning.
0:35.2	Now Rainey ready. The 3-1, Outside ball four. He walks the pinch hitter. The light-hitting Renifo. Now the pitch. Swing to drive. Left center field. Robles going back. Still back. Warning track at the wall. It's off the wall and by him, carabing back toward the infield. This is going to tie the game, and Otani stands at second with a double.
0:58.8	And Rendon, who is one for four, one for his last 15, a chance to be the hero, the pitch.
1:05.7	Swing and a line drive at his center field, a base hit.
1:08.3	Robles has it on a hop.
1:09.8	O'Tani trying to score, throw to the plate, the tag.
1:12.9	Too late!
1:13.8	And the Angels come from behind and win it in the bottom of the ninth inning.
1:18.1	Anthony Rendon holding his hands over his helmet, knowing he's going to get mobbed.
1:23.6	And the Angels come back in the bottom of the ninth inning with two, two-out hits to win the ball game.
1:32.0	And welcome to Nat Chat from Monday, May 9th, 2022, along with Massensports.com, National's insider Mark Zuckerman, who is at the Vigay, Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.
1:43.3	I'm Al-Galdi host of the Al-Galdi podcast. Well, Sunday was
1:47.1	Mother's Day, and Sunday for the Nats ended up being a mother of an ending to a nine-game road trip.
1:53.2	The Nats were one out away from winning two or three games. It really one of the best teams in
1:58.3	Major League Baseball so far this season, the Los Angeles
2:01.7	Angels. The Nats were one out away from wrapping up, but would have been a very successful
2:06.5	five and four road trip. But the Nants ended up never getting that last out. As of all people,
2:13.0	the X-NAD, Anthony Rendon, had a walk-off RBI single, resulting in a 5-4 walk-off loss at the Angels
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