Game 55: Nats Drop Their 3rd in a Row

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Nats made it interesting at the Dodgers until the bullpen couldn't keep it competitive in a 9-3 loss. Mark (Live from Dodger Stadium) & Al evaluate the 'pen that has taken major steps back in the month of May as opposed to how the season began. Should Davey Martinez have used Hunter Harvey when they only trailed by one run? (13:20) Jake Irvin had a shaky outing as he allowed 8 hits and 4 runs in defeat. Irvin's ERA has ballooned to 5.67 after his recent struggles. Playing behind him in RF was Joey Meneses who was in the field for the first time this season. (20:45) Lane Thomas continued his stellar play in May as he extended his hitting streak to 15 games and has now reached base in 26 straight games. On Tuesday, Thomas had a pair of hits and also threw out Freddie Freeman trying to extend a hit into a double. (26:40) Washington looks to avoid being swept in LA and will send Patrick Corbin to the mound. The good news is that the "A" Bullpen is rested as they have not pitched since Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:16.3	Here's the pitch. Swing a ground ball, base in past the drawn-in first baseman Smith. Trotting into score is Muncie. And it's 4-1 L.A. Now the pitch. Swing to a line drive, base-in right field. Hayward over toward the line. We'll pick it up. Thomas rounding third. He'll come into score. The throw-in to second. This is now a one-run game. Los Angeles 4, the Nationals 3.
0:39.3	Swinging it sky to deep center. Thomas back to the warning track,
0:43.3	feeling for the wall, and there it goes.
0:46.3	Home run, J.D. Martinez, 6-3 Los Angeles.
0:50.3	Thompson delivers, swing, and a belt. Deep left center by Freeman. Way back, going, going, and gone. Goodbye.
0:59.0	A patented Freddie Freeman home run to left center field. Three runs home in the bottom of the eighth. It's Los Angeles
1:05.8	9 and Washington 3. And welcome to NatSat for Wednesday, May 31st, 2023, along with MadisonSports.com,
1:15.7	Nationals Insider Mark Zuckerman, who was at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, some Al-Galdi, host of
1:20.6	the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:22.1	So, you know, for all of the talk about the Nats being improved this season, and they are much
1:26.6	improved this season, they do are much improved this season,
1:27.9	they do have the worst record in the National League. That is true. The team which with the Nats are
1:32.7	in the midst of a three-game series, the Los Angeles Dodgers, they have the best record in the
1:37.9	National League. And the differences between these two teams were on display late night on Tuesday
1:43.3	night, a 9-3 Nats loss at the Dodgers in
1:47.2	game two of a three-game series. And that's felled to a National League worst, 23 and 32. The
1:52.8	Dodgers improved to a National League best, 34 and 22. The Nats on Tuesday night got out-holmered by the
2:00.2	Dodgers 3-1. The Dodgers for this season,
2:02.9	number two in the majors, with 93 home runs. The Nats for this season, 29th out of 30 major
2:10.6	league teams with a mere 39 home runs. That one of several differences that were on display on Tuesday night. Mark,
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