Nats Hold Off Arizona

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Nats halted their four game skid with a 4-3 victory on Saturday afternoon over Arizona. Al & Mark have plenty of praise for Mitchell Parker, who has started both games that the Nationals have won this season. Parker cleanly fielded a tough comebacker at the end of his outing, notable because of how poorly he fielded his position last season. (10:00) The bullpen was handed a three run lead with three innings to go and did just enough to prevail. Kyle Finnegan recorded his 2nd save of the season while navigating through traffic on the bases. The final out of the game was a first in franchise history as Riley Adams threw out an attempted steal of 2nd base in order to end the affair. (16:45) James Wood had a hot start on Saturday as he made a nifty catch near the wall and then hit a 2 run double in the bottom of the first. Wood was slotted in the 5th spot in the lineup, a rarity for him. (21:00) Josh Bell had a triple in the win. You read that right. (24:50) Answering a listener email about the possibility of Amed Rosario getting reps at 3rd base in expense of Paul DeJong for offensive purposes. (28:00) There was some question as to who would start on Sunday as it was the injured Michael Soroka's turn in the rotation, but instead Trevor Williams moves up on full rest due to the day off on Thursday. There had been speculation that Brad Lord could move out of the 'pen, but instead the organization opted to figure out the vacant spot on Tuesday night after MacKenzie Gore pitches on Monday.

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0:00.0	Walters is back for another season as the official bar of the Natschat podcast.
0:05.7	Walters is the best spot to go before and after home games located at the southeast corner of Capitol and End Streets,
0:13.7	right across the street from the ballpark.
0:19.3	The kick, and here it comes.
0:20.8	The runners go and a swing to drive it well to center field.
0:23.3	Way back goes Alec Thomas, warning track. Walt, it's over his head. It kicks off his feet. Rosario
0:28.7	scores. Round in third is Josh Bell. He will score on a booming. Booming. Booming. Two-run double for James Wood off the base of the center field wall.
0:39.3	And the Nationals are on the board first here in the bottom of the first inning.
0:43.3	RBI's two and three for Wood with his second double to year.
0:47.3	And with a great catch in a two-run double, he's had a pretty good first inning.
0:51.3	It's the Nationals two and and the Diamondbacks, nothing.
0:54.4	Alex Call the batter, infield coming in with one out.
0:58.1	The wind in the pitch.
0:59.6	Call's swinging a little looper, shallow right?
1:01.4	That's going to fall in for a base hit.
1:03.8	Bell scores Nationals lead for nothing.
1:06.9	Alex Call has two opposite field RBI singles to right, as he has picked up his first two RBIs of the season here today
1:13.6	As soon as that ball was hit into right Rodriguez threw his arms up in the air as if to say not again
1:18.6	Call got me again and he gets sets kicks runner goes pitch is a ball high throw on down the tag is out and second base and on curly w's in the books
1:33.3	Abrams getting the tag down after review the call on the field is confirmed the runner's out
1:40.7	and there you have it it's official now bang zoom a, Zuma, Curly Ws in the books.
1:47.0	And welcome to Natsch chat, along with Massinsports.com, Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman,
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