Gore Can't Stop the Skid

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The Nats were swept by the Cardinals on Mother's Day Sunday as they lost the series finale 6-1. Mark & Al address the growing elephant in the clubhouse after the 5th straight loss: Is the seat getting hotter for Manager Davey Martinez? (12:05) Nathaniel Lowe's solo homer was the only source of offense in defeat. The bats were so quiet this weekend, that the only other Washington runs scored in the entire series were off of Dylan Crews' 2-run HR on Saturday. Hear Mark point out how much better Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas is against the Nationals than he is against most other opponents in the past few seasons. (17:30) Dylan Crews made a beautiful diving back-handed catch in the top of the 9th and it is an example of his great outfield defense since getting called up. (23:10) MacKenzie Gore gave up a 1st inning homer and four runs overall in just shy of seven innings of work. Gore's exit was a tad curious as it seemed like he asked out of the game with two outs and about to face the 9th hitter. (31:00) Jarlin Susana, the highly rated AA pitcher , has been placed on the 7-day IL due to a Grade 1 UCL sprain. Susana was part of the trade package in the 2022 Juan Soto trade to the Padres. (35:00) Cade Cavalli has been optioned to AAA and was pulled in the 3rd inning on Saturday. Mark explains the ramifications of Cavalli's roster status and most importantly when he might take the mound for the Nationals this year.

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0:14.9	Now the pitch, swing of a drive-head well to left center field.
0:18.4	This sends Cruz back to the warning track.
0:20.2	He's at the wall and he's out of rule. It's in to the red seats beyond the left center field wall, to the right of the Cardinals bullpen. A home run for Wilson Contreras. It's now the Cardinals, two of the Nationals, nothing. Now the pitch, swinging Arirano hits one high and deep to left, sending Woodback, way back,
0:38.8	warning track, Wall, and it is gone.
0:41.1	Goodbye into the Cardinals' bullpen.
0:44.9	Nolan Aronado gets a hold of a first pitch, four-scene fastball at 95 miles an hour.
0:52.1	The Cardinals now the commanding 6 to 1 lead.
0:56.5	And welcome to Natsch chat, along with Massinsports.com, Nationals Insider Mark Zuckerman,
1:01.2	who is at Nationals Park.
1:02.4	I'm Al-Galdi hosted the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:04.9	Sunday was Mother's Day.
1:05.9	We hope that all of the moms listening had a happy Mother's Day.
1:09.6	And appropriately enough, if you're a
1:11.5	Nats fan and you were watching the Nats on Sunday afternoon, you perhaps were saying a certain
1:16.3	two-word phrase that includes the word mother. A six-one loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at
1:21.8	National's Park on Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep and conclude a one and five homestand.
1:29.0	The Nats now have lost five consecutive games, the team's longest losing streak in MLB's
1:33.1	20-25 regular season, in which the Nats now are 17 and 24 with a run differential of minus
1:40.4	54. What to make of where we are with the Nats. You tell us, hit us up on X at Nats
1:46.0	underscore chat. You can find us on Blue Sky at Nats Chat Podcast. You can email the show,
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