Lile's Late RBI Lifts the Nats + Crews Returning

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The Nats won a wild one on Wednesday afternoon as they prevailed 8-7 at the Royals to avoid the sweep. Mark (From KC) & Al convene after Washington immediately jumped out to a 5-0 lead before Kansas City tied it up in the bottom of the 8th. Daylen Lile's RBI single scored Luis Garcia Jr. to take the lead for good in the top of the 9th. (05:00) The Nationals are planning on activating Dylan Crews on Thursday night when their home stand begins vs. the Phillies. Who will be the odd man out when Crews joins the roster? (14:10) Nathaniel Lowe hit a Grand Slam in the top of the 1st and it was the first time they've had one since Jesse Winker did so last April. CJ Abrams also homered and Brady House collected a pair of hits. (18:30) Lowe is the highest paid player on the team and the franchise has an option to tender him in the off-season. There is a good chance that Lowe is not retained for 2026. (20:45) The bullpen had a great day as they combined to only allow one run in five innings of work. Clayton Beeter was surprisingly tabbed to pitch the bottom of the 8th before Jose A. Ferrer came in for a four-out Save. (23:30) Jake Irvin did not pitch well after inheriting a five run lead. Irvin's 1st inning struggles continued as he gave up two runs and his ERA in that frame is 10.08 for this season. (29:30) Terry Byrom, the Voice of the Harrisburg Senators, gives an update from AA, which includes the latest on Jarlin Susana.

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0:00.0	Save the date to the Nats chat end-of-year podcast party will be Friday night, October 10th at Walters.
0:06.7	Start time is TBD.
0:12.2	Stance slightly open for the left-handed hitting first baseman.
0:15.6	Lugo working quickly.
0:16.9	He's to the belt and now the pitch.
0:18.9	Sway to fly ball.
0:20.1	Deep right field. Back toward the corner, and this is a Grand Slam.
0:25.1	It clears the Kansas City bullpen, and the Nationals with one swing take a 4-0 lead
0:30.5	here on the top of the first.
0:32.7	It is Lowe's first career grand slam.
0:35.7	It's the Nationals' first grand slam since April of last year,
0:38.9	and it comes on a curve ball, and there was no doubt about it. Infield in. No balls, two strikes,
0:44.1	on Witt. Crowd-making noise now. The set for Beater, here's the O2 pitch. Swing a fly ball,
0:50.9	right center field. This should be deep enough. Lyle and Hassel are there. Hassel cuts in front makes the catch. Tolbert will tag. He'll come in, he'll score. Slotting in with his left hand to home plate. A game tying sack fly. The Nationals lead is gone. It's the National's seven and the Royal Seven. Runners lead first and third. Estevez fires.
1:12.3	So we had a line drive, right field line that's down for a base hit.
1:15.3	The Nationals will take the lead.
1:17.1	Garcia scores, low stops at second.
1:19.9	Dalen Lyle delivers.
1:21.7	A go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth.
1:24.5	Against a reliever with 30 saves on the season.
1:27.0	Nationals in front eight to seven.
1:30.0	And welcome to Nat's chat along with Massinsports.com Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman.
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