Opening Day Loss: Senzel Injured & Gray Hit Hard

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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The Nats were routed 8-2 on Opening Day on Thursday afternoon in Cincinnati . Mark (Live from Cincy) & Al recap the defeat that got off to an immediate negative tone as third baseman Nick Senzel broke his thumb while fielding a ground ball in warmups. Then Josiah Gray allowed seven runs before the 3rd inning was over, including allowing a pair of HRs to Nick Martini, who entered the game with only 8 career HRs. (16:20) The offense was very ineffective as only one runner reached scoring position and zero walks were drawn. The only source of offense came from Eddie Rosario who hit a 2 run HR while starting in CF. (23:00) It didn't take long for our first "TOOTBLAN" on the season as it came in the top of the 1st. (29:10) Stephen Strasburg was officially placed on the 60-day IL on Thursday. Any update on a potential resolution? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Walters will be open at 10 a.m. for opening day on Monday, well ahead of the 405 start against the Pirates.
0:06.9	Plus make Walters your spot to watch the NCAA tournament if you're down in Navy Yard.
0:13.7	Abrams well toward the middle. Vargas well off the line. And a swing and a drive hit to deep right field.
0:18.9	Way back. Going, going going and gone goodbye
0:22.6	that one is halfway up the stands in straightaway right field a long home run for nick martini
0:30.8	who gets a hold of a slider over the middle of the plate
0:35.2	two-run homer makes for a three-run inning for Cincinnati it's the
0:40.1	Reds three of the Nationals nothing great to the belt he lets it fly swing in a
0:46.4	long drive to right center field again back Thomas to the wall looking up
0:50.1	he's done it again Nick Martini has a three-run homer at 7-0 Cincinnati. His first two
0:58.0	advance of the season. He has two homers and five RBIs against Josiah Gray. And welcome to
1:06.2	Natchchat for Friday, March 29, 2004, along with Mass and Sports.com, National's Insider Mark Zuckerman,
1:13.9	who was at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. I'm Al Galdi, host of the Al Galdi podcast.
1:20.4	Well, it was only one game, so we must remain calm. We must engage in sober, rational analysis, not emotional, hyper-reactionary analysis.
1:31.1	But yeah, that game was not pretty. And eight-two loss at the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.
1:36.0	What was opening day for the 20th season of Nationals Baseball, a lot to get to.
1:42.0	We do want to tell you that this episode of the podcast for opening day
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