Game 52: Swept & Shutout in NY + Rizzo Asked About Soto

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Nats were blanked by Mets 5-0 to conclude the decisive three game sweep. Mark & Al dig into how the Nationals were humbled and then some after entering the week with a bit of momentum. (11:25) Luis Garcia was called up after Alcides Escobar was placed on the IL. Davey Martinez has declared that Garcia will play SS everyday and on Wednesday he went 1 for 4 at the plate. (16:45) Evan Lee picked up the loss in his Major League debut as he was relieved in the 4th inning. Will he reamin with team or will he return to AA Harrisburg? (21:20) Mike Rizzo was asked by The Sports Junkies (106.7 The Fan) if Washington will trade Juan Soto. The hosts parse through his answer in their analysis. Mark then adds insight from the beat reporters pregame conversation with Rizzo in the dugout that was held off-camera. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:19.4	Here's the pitch.
0:21.1	And it's a shot up the middle.
0:22.4	Base hit center field.
0:23.9	Davis is rounding 30.
0:24.9	He's going to try to score.
0:25.9	Strange Gordon baffles the ball.
0:27.5	Racing around third is Giorme, and he's going to score as Nito is in its second.
0:32.4	So it's an RBI single and an error on D Strange Gordon.
0:36.4	And Evan Lee has given up his first two runs in the major leagues it's now two nothing New York and a swing in a line drive in the left coming up Hernandez dives can't get it and lets it go by him all the way to the wall this will clear the bases
0:50.3	Nito will turn his second and stop there as Strange Gordon backing up. Goes to get the ball and fires it into third base. Two-run score on the play. It is now 5-0 New York.
1:02.0	The walks and the defense, you know, two bad combinations. We got to play better on defense and we got to limit the walks.
1:10.0	You know, the hitting, like I've always said, the hitting comes and goes as part of the game. And welcome to Natsch chat for Thursday, June 2nd, 2022, along with Massinsports.com Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman. It was at City Field in New York. I'm Al-Galdi host of the Al-Galdi podcast, a no-doubt route. That's what the Nats three-game series
1:29.6	at the National League East leading New York Mets ended up being Monday night, a 13-5 loss, Tuesday night,
1:35.6	a 10-0-0 loss, Wednesday afternoon, a 5-0 loss. So the Nats got swept into three games
1:42.6	at the Mets. The Nats over the three games
1:44.4	sweep got outscored 285. This was a thorough beatdown for the Nants in this series. Nats this
1:51.3	season, now a National League worst 18 and 34. Mike Rizzo spoke at length on Wednesday. We'll be
1:57.7	getting to that as this installment of the Nats chat podcast progresses. Now, Mark, I know that Mike with you guys on Wednesday. We'll be getting to that as this installment of the Nats Chat podcast progresses. Now,
2:02.1	Mark, I know that Mike with you guys on Wednesday afternoon used, for the most part, clean language.
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