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It seems to be raining maybe a little bit more steadily now.

More umbrellas popping open

swinging a fly ball left center field and deep new bar going back still back way back and it's

gone goodbye into the visitors bullpen and left center field a home run for cj abrams

and he is two for two this afternoon he gives the nationals the lead here at the bottom of the fifth inning. It's Washington 1 and St. Louis nothing. Here's the set runner goes. The pitch swung on into the air to left center field moving over is guaranteed back. He is there. The left fielder puts it away. A step or two for the warning track. and bang, Zuma, curly Ws in the books.

And welcome to Natschat for Thursday, June 22nd, 2023.

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

Mark Zuckerman is off for this installment of the pod, but I'm pleased to be joined by the man who runs the show,

Tim Schovers, and I am pleased to be joined by the man who runs the show, Tim Schovers,

and I am pleased to say that we have a Nationals win to discuss. Yes, and actual real life,

and that's victory to talk about a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday to

avoid a three-game sweep on what was an ugly, rainy, windy day at Nationals Park. It's a minor miracle

that the game was not delayed at any point, but the game was not delayed at any point.

And the Nats won. Just their fifth win over the last 21 games, the Nats improved to 28 and 45.

Second worst record in the National League, but the

Nats avoid the three games sweep. Tim, how surprised are you that this game at no point was

delayed and the game was not halted? I mean, it looked for a while like the game might be stopped,

but no, the boys kept playing. There were about three instances where it looked like on television that there was no chance

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