Orioles Get to Lovelady & Mikolas Right Away

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Nats did not sweep on Sunday and instead lost 7-3 to the visiting Orioles. Mark & Al open with Richard Lovelady, the Opener who gave up an upper deck solo homer in the top of the 1st hit to Gunnar Henderson. (04:00) Miles Mikolas allowed a 2-run HR vs. the initial batter that he faced in the top of the 2nd after taking over for Lovelady. Mikolas' ERA this season is a grisly 6.91. (09:00) Will Andrew Alvarez take Mikolas' spot in the rotation? (17:00) Jacob Young homered for the 5th time this season; which is already a career high. Young also went deep in Saturday's victory. (20:00) Keibert Ruiz doubled, walk, and his slugging percentage is almost on par with Jams Wood believe it or not. (27:00) Brady House dropped a foul ball and was charged with his 8th error of the season, tied for the 2nd most in all of MLB. (29:30) The Mets come to town on Monday for a four game series. New York is coming in with momentum as they went 5-1 in their recent home stand.

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0:00.0	Tuesday night is Open Mic Night at Walter Sports Bar.
0:03.4	Hi, my name is Jack, and this past Tuesday I went to the Walter's Open Mic Night.
0:07.7	I brought my guitar and my voice and played and sang four cover songs for everyone in attendance.
0:12.6	It was a lot of fun, and I definitely go back again.
0:15.2	Open mic begins at 7 p.m., located just across the street from the ballpark.
0:23.6	Left on left with Love Lady against Henderson and the pitch. Swing and a drive hit well to right field.
0:29.9	Deep toward the corner, wood looking up. Trouble of its fair and it is gone. Goodbye.
0:34.7	Into the upper deck. Here's the two-twotwo swinging a drive-by Mayo to deep left field
0:39.2	this one is a no-douder and it will land about halfway up section 104 in straightaway left
0:49.0	field to run homer for Colby Mayo with a pair of home runs one of each of the first two
0:54.9	innings the Orioles were their first lead of the series at Baltimore 3 in Washington
0:59.4	nothing. Towser a narrow stance of the plate holds the bat high the bitch on the way
1:03.6	slugged deep to right field what is going back it's over his head that's gone first
1:09.4	homer of the season for Colton Couser. The Orioles have opened up a 6-1 lead. And welcome to Natschat. I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast. I'm joined by Washington Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman of Natchjournal.com. He's at Nationals Park, where the Nats on Sunday afternoon were denied.
1:31.1	A three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles, a 7-3 loss to the O's dropping.
1:37.2	The Nats back below 500 in MLB's 2026 regular season, 23 and 24.
1:43.6	The 23 and 24 made up of the Nats being 8 and 14 at home versus 15 and 10 on the road.
1:45.5	This installment of Nats chat brought to us by the Golf Yards in Boston with their unexpectedly strong start. The Nats are proving that offseason
1:50.4	and spring training pay off, bring that same year-round focus to your golf game at the DMV's
1:55.3	premier indoor 24-7 performance club visit the golf yards.com. The opener strategy for the Nats on Sunday afternoon did not work out so well.
2:04.9	And then the bulk man, Miles Michaelis, struggled again.
2:08.1	We did get Jacob Young homering again.
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