Littell's Bad April Continues in Queens

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The Nats were shutout 8-0 on Tuesday night at the Mets. Mark (From New York) & Al begin with Zack Littell, who gave up a homer on the first pitch of his outing Littell allowed eight runs, and almost all of those came in the decisive bottom of the 4th. The veteran righty's ERA is now up to an awful 7.85. (05:30) Littell has pitched 16 innings this season and stunningly has give up 13 homers in that stretch. This leads to a discussion about Littell & Miles Mikolas, who both have really struggled in the starting rotation thus far. (15:05) The bullpen did not give up a run in relief of Littell. Is Brad Lord the next man up if there is an opening in the rotation? (18:10) Offense struck out 11 times and could only muster three singles. Luis Garcia Jr. went 0 for 4 and his OPS is only at .617 this season. (22:00) Paul Toboni met with the media prior to the game on Tuesday afternoon and this could be a monthly occurrence. (24:15) Toboni on Dylan Crews and how he is doing down in AAA. (35:00) Cade Cavalli will take the mound on Wednesday in the 2nd game of this series on the road.

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0:00.0	Walter Sports Bar is available for private events. Visit waltersDC.com slash private events for more information.
0:11.5	The pitch is sky to right field deep. James Wood going back to the warning track near the wall. He can't get it. It's gone.
0:18.7	First pitch right over the 370 mark, a home run for Bichette,
0:22.2	and the Mets lead it one to nothing.
0:25.4	That's his second of the year, and the 12th allowed by Lattel.
0:29.2	And one pitch in, the Mets have the lead.
0:33.0	Now the pitch, swinging and drive it well to left center field.
0:36.4	This is way back back this one is going
0:38.8	going and gone for Juan Soto he has this crowd they're on their feet here at
0:45.5	City Field it's his second home run of the year and the second given up on the
0:50.3	night for Lattel the nationals trail the match eight to, and out of the dugout comes Blake Butera with a signal to the bullpen. This will be it for Zach Lattel. And welcome to Natch Chat. I'm Al Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast. I'm joined by Washington Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman of Natchjournal.com. He is at City Field where Nats president of baseball operations,
1:13.1	Paul Toboni did a pregame session with reporters on Tuesday, but the session was followed by a
1:18.7	shutout loss and 8-0 loss at the New York Mets on Tuesday night in game one of a three-game series.
1:24.3	A game in which the Nats allowed seven runs in the bottom of the fourth.
1:27.9	The Nats in MLB's 2026 regular season now are 13 and 17. The Mets now are 10 and 19 tied with the
1:35.8	Philadelphia Phillies for the worst record in the majors. The Phillies actually won on Tuesday
1:40.0	evening, 7-0 over the San Francisco Giants, but this was off the Phillies on Tuesday morning,
1:44.9	announcing having fired their manager, Rob Thompson, and having promoted bench coach Don Mattingly
1:50.3	to interim manager coming up on the show. Discussion of what Paul Toboni had to say on Tuesday,
1:55.6	including about what's going on without fielder Dylan Cruz and catcher Harry Ford, both of whom
2:00.2	are playing for AAA
2:01.5	Rochester and not exactly thriving. And speaking of not exactly thriving, Nat's starting pitcher,
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