Gore Gets Shelled by the Padres

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The Nats were pounded 8-1 by the Padres on Sunday afternoon to drop the rubber match. Al & Mark convene after MacKenzie Gore got roughed up in his first start after the All-Star Game. Gore immediately gave up a 1st inning Grand Slam to Xander Bogaerts and then was pulled in the top of the 3rd. (10:30) James Wood singled to end an 0 for 20 stretch. Wood has struck out in 40% of his at bats this month and had 5 Ks over the weekend series. (16:30) Nick Pivetta dominated the Washington offense for the 2nd this summer. Pivetta is having a very good season and his ERA is below 3.00 (2.81). (19:00) The bullpen ironically had a great afternoon as three pitchers combined for over six scoreless innings. Jackson Rutledge pitched the most on Sunday as he almost lasted four innings; while striking out a trio of Padres. (22:10) Yohandy Morales has been hitting well in AAA and the hosts wonder if he will get called up this season. Morales primarily plays 1B and was drafted in the 2023 2nd round.

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0:00.0	Walter's Happy Hour runs Monday through Friday from 4 to 7 p.m.
0:05.0	The $5 happy hour menu includes the meatball trio and select draft beers.
0:13.8	First pitch to Bogarts, cracked in the air, deep left field.
0:18.0	Back goes Lyle to the warning track at the wall, and it's gone.
0:22.1	It's a grand slam.
0:24.5	Four batters in.
0:25.5	The Padres lead, four to nothing.
0:28.4	More from the third base side of the rubber.
0:30.2	Looks home and deals.
0:32.0	Diaz wax one deep to left down the line,
0:34.4	looking toward the foul pole.
0:35.6	It is a line drive home run.
0:39.8	Two-run shot for Diaz,
0:51.6	and it's all Padres in the third inning, eight to nothing. And welcome to Nat chat, along with MadisonSports.com, Nationals Insider Mark Zuckerman,
0:54.3	who was at Nationals Park. I'm Al Galdi, hosted the Al Galdi podcast.
0:58.0	Well, the good news is that the Nats over the weekend did not get swept for a third consecutive weekend.
1:02.5	The bad news is that the Nats over the weekend did lose yet another series.
1:06.9	Four consecutive series losses now, Sunday afternoon and 8-1 loss to the San Diego Padres at National's Park to lose two out of three games in the series.
1:15.0	This was a game at which the Nats allowed five runs in the top of the first and eight runs over the first three innings.
1:20.7	This was a game in which Nats ace McKenzie Gore got ripped eight runs in two and a third innings.
1:27.2	The Nats now 39 and 60 tied for a season
1:29.8	worst, 21 games below 500. Third worst record in the National League and the Nats run differential
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