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Game 44: Scherzer Beaten by 2 Cincy Solo Shots

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9573 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The Nationals lost 2-1 at home to the Reds. Mark & Al open with a familiar 2021 theme, which is a struggling Washington offense. Is Juan Soto still not right? Why did Ryan Zimmerman pinch hit for Kyle Schwarber instead of Starlin Castro in the 9th? On the bright side, Josh Bell has raised his batting average 80 points in the past two weeks. (11:57) The Nationals wasted a solid pitching performance by Max Scherzer as he struck out nine. The hosts recap the ace's outing, as the two homers he allowed ended up being the difference. (19:14) Joe Ross will start on Wednesday as Erick Fedde is near a return to the field. Is this Ross auditioning again for his spot in the rotation or does Fedde still have to make a rehab start in AAA? (25:53) Luis Garcia was called up to fill the vacant roster spot. What does this say about how the organization feels about Carter Kieboom? (31:25) Sean Doolittle, who is now with Cincinnati, was honored pregame. Al poses to Mark, is Doolittle the best reliever in franchise history? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Walters is back open to full capacity with bar service and their ever so popular self-pour beer

0:06.1

wall. Think you've got what it takes to pour a perfect pint? Walters is the place to give it a shot from

0:11.0

micro to macro and lunch to brunch. Walters is the place to be in Navy Yard. Reservations now open

0:17.1

for the entire Nats homestand over at opentable.com.

0:21.2

Wednesday night, Walters is the place to be. If you're going to the game, head there

0:25.0

beforehand with friends to grab a bite on their patio. And if you don't have tickets but

0:29.0

are still in the neighborhood, the Wizards game tips at 7. The 1-1, lifted in the air to

0:34.2

right field deep. Soto back on this one, to the track at the wall, and it is gone.

0:40.6

Opposite field home run over the out-of-town scoreboard.

0:44.0

Ferre Eugenio Suarez is 10th of the year, and the Reds on a pair of solo homers leaded two to nothing.

0:50.8

And welcome to Natschat for Wednesday, May 26, 2021, along with Nationals Insider Mark Zuckerman of Massensports.com.

0:58.2

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

1:01.1

Well, so much for the three-game sweep of the Orioles.

1:04.1

The Nationals bats morph back into a pumpkin with game one of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park

1:11.8

on Tuesday night. Two won the final. That at score, three runs or less for a 13th time

1:18.2

in 21 games. Muster ameer four hits and two walks. Do not register a single at bat with a

1:25.2

runner in scoring position. Mark, that was fun over the weekend.

1:28.3

Any notion, though, that we were going to see more of that thrown out the window with what

1:32.5

went down on Tuesday night. You know, and I think if I remember right after Sunday's game,

1:36.5

we kind of tried to give that word of caution to everyone that don't get too fooled by this.

1:41.6

They need to prove to us that they can actually sustain this over more than a

1:45.4

weekend against a weak team. Now, that said, the Cincinnati Reds came into the week,

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