Martinez Expresses Frustration After 4th Straight Loss

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Nats rallied late with the bases loaded, but a CJ Abrams pop up resulted in a 4-2 loss on Saturday afternoon to the Cardinals. Al discusses the 4th consecutive defeat for Washington just after winning three in a row earlier in the week. (04:20) Davey Martinez was critical of the team after the game for issuing too many walks and conversely not drawing enough of them. Abrams swung on the first pitch against embattled St Louis closer Ryan Helsley with bases jammed in the bottom of the 9th with two outs and down two runs. (09:00) Dylan Crews slugged his 5th homer of the season to put the Nationals on the board in the bottom of the 8th. His OPS currently sits at .571. (11:30) Trevor Williams gave up all four runs in the top of the 2nd. Williams is currently staying in the rotation as Brad Lord is being moved back to the bullpen. (15:00) The 'pen was unscathed in three innings of work and Al highlights how well Cole Henry has mostly been performing. (16:30) Al reads some of the plethora of emails we received for feedback on the new MASN+ streaming app. (22:15) A special interview with Perry Giannis, President of Expos Fest, an annual gala in Quebec, that is to support a great cause. Perry tells Tim why he thinks there needs to be more momentum for Felipe Alou to get inducted into the HOF and why Jose Vidro's number was retired at the event.

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0:00.0	Walter Sports Bar has been recognized by many local publications as one of the best sports bars in Washington, D.C., located across the street from Nationals Park and open year round.
0:15.0	Williams Delvers. Swig on a line, drive hit to deep right. Cruise on the run, it's going to be over his head and one one up off the fence in front of the bullpen pahez has his scored rounding third scott
0:25.1	heading for the plate to throw home not in time throw gets by ruiz backed up by williams throw to third
0:31.6	not in time new bar all the way to third on the throw into the plate two runs home on the play and it's now
0:40.4	st louis four in washington nothing polante sets kicks and the lenders swinging along
0:47.3	drive by cruise deep left field it's going going it is gone. Goodbye!
1:03.0	Bang! Zoom goes Dylan Cruz with a two-run homer to get the Nationals on the board for the first time in this series.
1:06.0	And cut the Cardinal lead in half.
1:09.0	It's his fifth home run of the year so basis loaded Abrams the batter
1:14.6	Hellsley delivers swing and a line drive right field leave break but coming in his new part he makes the catch for the out
1:22.6	Abrams went after the first pitch a 101 mile an hour fastball just above the knees just in the outer half and hit it maybe towards the end of the bat and flies out to end the ball game and the nationals leave them loaded in the ninth
1:40.8	Helsley survives for the Cardinals and he he gets the save, and St. Louis wins the
1:47.2	series by taking the first two as they win this one, four to two.
1:56.1	And welcome to Natsch chat. I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast. Mark Zuckerman is off for this
2:01.7	installment of the podcast. The Nationals now have a four-game losing streak. That match is their
2:06.8	longest losing streak in MLB's 2025 regular season, a four-two loss to the St. Louis Cardinals
2:12.5	at National's Park on Saturday in game two of a three-game series, dropping the Nats to 17 and 23, as believe it
2:20.3	or not, we're now about a quarter of the way into the Nats regular season, 40 games out of 162.
2:26.7	The Nats are on pace to go just 69 and 93.
2:30.5	I don't know about you, but it to me feels like the Nats are better than that, are better than 69 and 93.
2:37.5	But the record is what it is.
2:39.3	And, you know, the Nants run differential isn't good minus 49.
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