Game 7: Gray & "A" Bullpen Take the Series in Atlanta

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Nats won the rubber match in Atlanta 3-1 for their third victory in the past four days. Mark (live from Truist Park) and Al open the discussion with praise for Josiah Gray, who tossed five scoreless innings. What was working for Gray in the outing? (10:46) The top bullpen arms then stepped up for the final twelve outs to give Gray his first W of the season (Finnegan, Doolittle, Cishek , and Rainey). Do the Nationals actually have themselves a solid back-end of the 'pen? (17:24) The offense jumped out on Max Fried with two runs for a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Maikel Franco had two more hits and Josh Bell extended his hitting streak to seven games. However, Alcides Escobar has already struck out nine times, which makes us wonder if the team might soon explore other options at SS. (28:33) We read a listener submitted email about Patrick Corbin and any potential fixes Jim Hickey can provide? Plus, email us in a voice memo recalling your first ever baseball game to natschatpodcast@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.2	Now the pitch.
0:33.7	Swing and a line shot up the middle of base into the center field.
0:35.6	In from third is soda to score.
0:37.1	The ball is booted by Duval.
0:39.0	He can throw well. He's up with it. Franco trying for second and he'll make it. It's the Nationals two of the Braves nothing. Gray sets.
0:44.2	Here's the pitch. Swing and a miss. Struck him out. Breaking ball off the plate away. Got him to chase one.
0:50.4	And Jojo Gray with his fifth strikeout gets out of the inning.
0:55.9	Rainy has the sign come set.
0:58.7	Looks over the shoulder, the runner, and the pitch.
1:00.1	So we get a ground ball toward the middle.
1:01.1	Hernandez has it.
1:02.1	He'll go to the bag himself.
1:03.3	He'll fire to first.
1:05.0	It's a double play.
1:08.2	The game is over and a curly W's in the books.
1:13.7	And welcome to Natschat for Thursday, April 14, 2022, along with Mass and Sports Nationals insider Mark Suckerman, who is in Atlanta.
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