Good Pitching Leads to Elusive Home Win

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Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The Nats won their first home game since April 21st on Sunday afternoon. Mark & Al discuss the 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, where five Washington pitchers combined to take the mound. PJ Poulin lasted two innings for the first time as an Opener this season and he remains the only pitcher on the team to serve in that role. (05:45) Zack Littell only allowed one run in nearly four innings of work on 41 pitches. Littell's ERA remains high at 7.24 through seven outings. (15:25) Richard Lovelady recorded the final two outs for his first Save of the season as it continues to be a different reliever almost every time in that role. (19:20) CJ Abrams had a great offensive game has he had a pair of hits, stole a base, and scored two of the three Nationals runs. (23:00) Nasim Nuñez had a big day as well as he knocked in a pair of runs and scored the other one. (28:10) Blake Butera changed up the pregame defensive drills and Mark relays what he saw while watching it happen. (33:15) Minnesota comes to town on Tuesday night for three games. The Twins are currently in last place in the AL Central. (35:00) Luis Garcia Jr. was pulled from the game due to wrist soreness. Garcia is getting an MRI on the wrist and there is a chance that he will land on the IL.

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0:00.0	Tuesday night is Open Mic Night at Walter Sports Bar.
0:03.7	Hi, my name is Jack, and this past Tuesday I went to the Walter's Open Mic Night.
0:08.0	I brought my guitar and my voice and played and sang four cover songs for everyone in attendance.
0:12.9	It was a lot of fun, and I definitely go back again.
0:15.4	Open mic begins at 7 p.m., located just across the street from the ballpark.
0:23.8	Left hand hitter against the right-ender Henderson. Nunez again, edges to the lead. Two
0:28.2	balls, two strikes. Now he runs. The pitch, swung on, belted to right center field. Freelick
0:33.6	on the run going way back to the warning track and it's off the wall in play.
0:38.9	Nunez speeds for third.
0:40.5	He's being waved home.
0:41.9	Tena heading for third.
0:43.9	The throw there not in time.
0:50.2	Nunez scores on a triple off the wall in right center field by Jose Tena.
0:53.3	And the nationals take the lead here in the bottom of the fifth inning.
0:55.9	It's Washington 2 and Milwaukee 1.
0:57.5	Fitzpatrick ready.
0:59.8	He brings it home.
1:01.0	Swina.
1:04.3	Groundball through the drawn in infield and out into left field for a base hit.
1:06.5	Abrams scampers into score.
1:08.2	Nassim Nunez drives in another.
1:10.7	It's the Nationals 3, Milwaukee one. Nice ball game for
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