Littell Gives up 4 Homers to in Loss to Atlanta

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Nats were out-slugged 8-6 on Wednesday vs. the visiting Braves. Al & Mark recap another rough start for Zack Littell, as he gave up a quartet of homers in six innings of work. (07:00) Littell's ERA is now at 7.56 in five appearances and he has allowed a staggering 11 homers in 25 innings. (12:30) Further examination of the evaluation process that led to Littell not signing until Spring Training was well underway. (17:25) James Wood homered yet again, and he now is atop the NL in this category. Six of his Wood's homers have been opposite field shot so far this season. (19:30) Daylen Lile & Joey Wiemer also homered on Wednesday evening. The Nats are on pace so far to contend with hitting 200 home runs this season as a team. (30:00) Cade Cavalli will take the mound on Thursday afternoon in the series finale as Washington looks for the split with the Braves.

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0:00.0	Make Walters your spot not only before and after every game at Nationals Park,
0:05.1	but Walters also is right by Audi Field, and DC United, the Washington Spirit,
0:10.5	and the DC defenders are all in season.
0:17.2	Letell ready. The pitch swung on here to the year to deep left field.
0:21.4	Lyle going back, way back at the wall, and it is gone.
0:25.1	Goodbye.
0:25.9	Another home run for Michael Harris the second.
0:30.0	Harris with his sixth home run of the year, second of the night.
0:33.5	Behind number 14.
0:35.6	Braves have taken the lead here in the top of the third it's Atlanta 5 in Washington 4
0:40.5	Kicks and delivers swing and a long drive to right down the line toward the corner and it is gone
0:46.8	Into the Nationals bullpen a line shot home run over the 335 marker and well back into the bullpen so much for the old for nine home
0:56.8	run number seven rbi's 20 21 and 22 for olson as the Braves have hit their fourth home run
1:06.5	in the first four innings of this game. And it is now Atlanta 8 and Washington 4.
1:18.1	And welcome to Natch Chat along with Washington Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman of
1:22.4	Nat's Journal.com.
1:23.7	He is at Nationals Park of Al-Galdi of the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:27.0	As you may recall, there in 1999 was a Nike commercial. He is at Nationals Park, I'm Al Galdi of the Al Galdi podcast.
1:33.6	As you may recall, there in 1999 was a Nike commercial that included two starting pitchers for the Atlanta Braves, Greg Maddox and Tom Glevin.
1:36.7	The famous line from that commercial, quote, chicks dig the long ball, end quote.
1:42.4	We at Nationals Park on Wednesday evening had the Nants versus the Braves. Maddox and Glaven are long gone, but the long ball, end quote. We had Nationals Park on Wednesday evening, had the Nats versus the Braves. Maddox and Glaven are long gone, but the Long Bowl was in full effect. The Nats and Braves combined for seven home runs, but the Nats got out homered four-three, and they did lose, an 8-6 loss to the Braves in game three of a four-game series. A game in which the Nats did blow a 4-1
2:02.3	second inning lead. The Nats in MLB's 2026 regular season fall to 11 and 14. The Braves now
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