Marlins Pull Away in the 8th

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The Nats dropped a second straight winnable game over the weekend in Miami. Mark & Al react to Washington's 5-2 loss in the rubber match of the three game series that came just before the Wizards were announced as the lottery winners for the NBA Draft. (05:30) The Nationals continued their pattern of sloppy play by making a pair of crucial outs on the bases. One of them was particularly painful because it came with James Wood in the batter's box and a runner already in scoring position. (11:10) Nasim Nuñez let a double play ball go through his legs that led to an early unearned Marlins run while filling in at shortstop. (16:45) Miami pulled off a double steal against Gus Varland in the pivotal bottom of the 8th. Drew Millas also used poor judgment in use of ABS Challenge that inning. (21:30) An assessment of Cade Cavalli's outing where he allowed two runs in almost six innings of work. Cavalli struck out four and his ERA dropped a tad to 4.02. (23:00) Luis Garcia tripled and also had a RBI double in the middle of the game. Could Garcia step up and be the 3rd best hitter in this lineup? (37:15) Jim Callis, Senior writer for MLB Pipeline, gives Nats Chat an exclusive scouting report on potential options for the Nats at #11 at this Summer's MLB Draft. (27:00) Jacob Young was hitless, but did make a pair of fantastic defensive plays in the top of the 2nd. Mark notes some instances where Brady House could improve defensively. (32:05) The Nats are off on Monday and begin a three game series in Cincinnati on Tuesday night. Every team in the NL Central is currently over .500.

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0:00.0	Walters is the place to be this time of year, across the street from Nationals Park and near
0:05.2	Audi Field, open daily from 11 a.m. until 2 a.m. and on the weekends, closing time is at 3 a.m.
0:16.1	Here's Garcia, Louis, out of the comebacker of the first, and then tripled into the right field corner, scored last time up and swings in lines, one to the left field line.
0:24.6	It's a fair ball, down into foul ground all the way into the corner.
0:28.6	Bivas scores, Wood to third will be held there as Garcia pulls into second base, and the National scoring here in the top of the fifth inning have tied this game
0:38.9	it's the Nationals two of the Marlins do the count is 0 and two and the infield now in the pitch
0:44.2	swing and low looper center field young coming hard coming hard it drops in front for a base in runner held now
0:50.6	coming to the plate the throw in is cut off by Garcia behind the mound
0:55.2	Sliding in first across the plate is Ruiz and the Marlins have regained the lead it's Miami 3 in Washington 2
1:04.8	right-handed to the belts the kick here it comes swing and a line drive base and off a breaking ball into left field.
1:13.0	Marcia scored. Here comes Morel. He has scored.
1:17.3	Arebiter Hernandez delivers a big blow. A two-run single left off a slider.
1:23.9	It's a three-run inning now for the Marlins with one out. Now Miami 5 and Washington 2 and Blake Guterra.
1:30.7	Out of the Nationals dugout, he's on his way to the bound to make a change.
1:34.5	Pick and second will be the Utah Jaws,
1:37.8	and that means that the number one pick in the 2006 end-day drive goes to the Washington Wizards.
1:46.0	And welcome to Nat's chat. I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast. I'm joined by Washington
1:50.6	Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman of Natsjournal.com. We hope that all of the moms listening
1:55.4	had a happy Mother's Day on Sunday. We hope that all of you listening who are Washington
1:59.5	Wizards fans like me are thrilled
2:01.6	at our team at last having some good luck in an NBA draft lottery and winning the 2026 NBA draft
2:09.3	lottery. No such good luck for the Nats on Mother's Day. A 5-2 loss at the Miami Marlins on Sunday
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