Join us at the Nats chat hangout at Walters on Wednesday, August 6th. We'll get started at 5 p.m.

Prior to the game against the athletics, come share your early thoughts on the Mike de Bartolo era.

So we get a line drive right center. That's a base hit. Rounding third is yellow.

He's coming home.

Throw by Lyle toward third.

We'll hold the other runner, Collins, at second as Blake Perkins delivers the third consecutive RBI single for the Brewers.

Six batters into the game.

It's Milwaukee three and Washington nothing.

Next delivery is on the way swing in a line drive one hop

handled by fall on the dirt gets up throws to the pitcher Mears covering and the brewers have won this game

a one-two-three inning for Nick Mears Milwaukee has taken the first two games of this series they've won all five meetings between the two clubs this year,

and the Nationals a fourth consecutive loss.

And welcome to Natschat. I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast. My usual co-host,

Mass &Sports.com Nationals insider Mark Zuckman. He is off for this installment of the podcast.

But I'm joined by the owner and executive producer of the podcast, Tim Schovers, and the Nationals.

They now find themselves at a new low point in MLB's 2025 regular season at 22 games below 500.

44 and 66 is the record this off and 8-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park on Saturday in game two of a three-game series.

The Brewers now are in MLB Best 66 and 44. Mirror opposites of the Nats. The Nats are 44 and 66. The Brewers are 66 and 44.

Saturday was August 2nd, 2025. The three-year anniversary of the Nats trading outfielder Juan Soto and first baseman Josh Bell to the San Diego

Padres on what was 22 MLB trade deadline day, a monumental trade, of course. Here we are three years later,

and it's a funny thing. The trade was a good trade for the Nats. I think at this point we can say

that. That was a good trade made by the Nats, but the team remains in a not so good place.

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