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Game 85: Soto Misplays Fly Ball & Garcia Exits Early in Loss

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9573 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

The Nats lost 5-3 in Philadelphia in the series rubber match. Al & Mark (Live from Philly) discuss Juan Soto misplaying a fly ball in the 3rd at the warning track, and the curiously dueling postgame explanations that ensued from Davey Martinez and Soto himself. Speaking of dueling, hear Mark try to make a point on the Phillies bullpen while the Citizen's Bank Park fire alarm blares briefly in the background. (14:40) Luis Garcia mysteriously left the game early and the explanation afterwards was that he left due to illness. Luis grabbed his side after his final at bat in the 6th, which makes some wonder if he in fact is injured. All eyes will shift to Friday's lineup card in Atlanta. (22:03) Joan Adon struck out five, but only lasted four innings on 96 pitches. Is Adon being given a disservice of being called back up when the original plan was to send him down to AAA indefinitely? Could NLCS hero Anibal Sanchez take his spot in the rotation next week? (28:15) Cade Cavalli and Darren Baker will represent the organization in the Futures Game that will be played at Dodger Stadium in a little over a week. Was Baker chosen because of on field merit or the fact that his father Dusty is managing the AL All Stars? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Swing in a line, drive into right center field, a base hit for Soto, and Castellanos will cut it off in deep right center. Rounding third and coming home to scores Hernandez. A two out double for Hernandez, an RBI single for Soto, and it's the Nationals two and the Phillies, nothing. So now Hall at third, three balls, two strikes, two Gregorius. Here's the pitch. So we're a high drive, right field and deep. Soto back to the warning track, fielding for the wall, back up against the wall. He leaps and can't make the catch. It's off the fence. Hall has scored. Gregorius is trying for third. Soto throws toward third and it's way off line. Soto with just a little leap at the fence,

1:11.1

almost just a reach.

1:12.7

And the ball scraped the fence.

1:14.5

It's a triple for Gregorius and the Phillies lead three to two.

1:19.0

One, two.

1:20.6

Breaking ball hammered deep to right toward the corner.

1:22.6

This has got a chance.

1:23.6

It's hooking and it hits the foul pole.

1:25.6

Home run.

1:30.4

Five to Phillies, fourth homer in the career of Hall.

1:36.6

And welcome to Natschat for Friday, July 8th, 2022, along with Mass and Sports.com,

1:40.4

Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman, who is at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

1:43.1

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

1:45.0

A happy Friday to you and yours.

1:49.9

Hope that you're about to have a great weekend. A happy weekend. If you're a Nats fan these days, you've got to find happiness wherever you can because your baseball team, unfortunately,

1:54.3

isn't providing much happiness these days. We did get a win on Wednesday night, but we then

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