Game 63: Schwarber Stays Hot in Narrow Win

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The Nats topped Pittsburgh 3-2 to move out of last place. Mark & Al highlight how good the pitching has been in the past ten games before celebrating Kyle Schwarber's recent productive run in the leadoff spot. Should Schwarber hit leadoff vs. a left hander on Tuesday? (11:02) Juan Soto had a very poor throw home on a sacrifice fly. Is his shoulder still an issue? Plus, Jon Lester still can't earn a win, but had another solid outing. Should we be concerned by his trend of always having a high pitch count? The bullpen has had a great run lately and Tanner Rainey had multiple solid appearances in a row. Can he be elevated back to the "Varsity Bullpen"? (23:47) Mark has a further update on Max Scherzer. Will he return to the mound at all during this homestand? (27:15) Cade Cavalli was promoted to AA Harrisburg after just seven starts in Wilmington. Any chance he gets called up to Washington in September? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Nationals are back home and Walters is the place to be.
0:03.6	Swing by before the game for a cold one or come afterwards to catch late-night NBA playoffs.
0:08.3	Head over to waltersdc.com slash reservations to secure your reservation for this week.
0:15.2	Walters is a great option not only during Nats games but also to watch Euro 2020 matches.
0:21.6	Shwarber with three home runs in his last two games in the leadoff spot.
0:25.7	Grover to run with a third inning single.
0:27.3	He's one for two with a walk.
0:28.9	The one O to Schwerber.
0:30.3	Swinging a long drive, right field.
0:32.2	This one's deep.
0:33.1	Way back there and gone.
0:35.3	A line drive home run for Kyle Schorber. He has done it again from the leadoff
0:40.7	spot. Home run number 13. Nationals back in front three to two here in the seventh inning.
0:48.3	And welcome to Natsch chat for Tuesday, June 15, 2021, along with Nationals insider Mark Zuckman of Massensports.com. I'm Al Galdi, host of
0:56.7	Al Galdi podcast. Well, look, if you can't beat the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, then what really is the
1:02.1	point? The Nationals did beat the Pirates on Monday night for a nice start in a three-game series for
1:07.7	the Nationals. Is this 11-game homestine continues. A three-two victory over
1:11.9	Pittsburgh, Nats get to 28 and 35 on the season. Now we're just a game below 500 at home on the season
1:18.4	at 16 and 17. And yes, it is the Pirates, but also yes, another overall tremendous pitching
1:26.8	performance by the Nationals. This is some run that
1:30.1	this Nats pitching staff is on right now, Mark. I mean, it's a 10-game stretch now where the ERA,
1:36.4	and I thought I had it in front of me, but I don't, but it's just a little over two. Now,
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