Routed on the 4th

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Nats were clobbered 11-2 by the Red Sox in their annual 11:05AM 4th of July home game. Mark & Al discuss Lucas Giolito's great outing for Boston, in what was his first start in Navy Yard since 2016. The Nationals traded him that offseason to the White Sox as part of a deal that landed Adam Eaton. (06:00) Michael Soroka had an ugly stat line as he gave up seven runs off of nine hits in just four+ innings of work. Soroka was pulled in the 5th while struggling against Boston's collective 3rd at-bats. (16:15) The Nats went 0 for 5 w/ RISP in the loss. Keibert Ruiz singled in his return from the IL after he was on the 7-day concussion IL. As part of the roster movement, Drew Millas was optioned to AAA-Rochester. (18:00) Trevor Williams was placed on the 15-day IL one day after his start vs. Detroit due to a right elbow sprain. It is unclear who will replace him in the rotation. (21:00) Wednesday's doubleheader has forced the need for a starter on Sunday vs. Boston. Could it be Cade Cavalli?

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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.
0:14.4	Bricksey sets, checks the runners, and delivers. Swing, and a line drive, drive right center field on the run is
0:21.1	Lyle toward the gap he can't get there oh played on a hop juggles it this is going to
0:25.8	score one run second runner coming to the plate to throw off live not in time
0:30.4	story scores from second Meyer all the way from first on a double by Jared
0:36.6	Duran.
0:42.4	And the Red Sox have made this a huge top half of the fifth inning.
0:45.7	They have scored six runs in the inning.
0:48.8	It's now Boston, eight, and Washington, nothing.
0:55.0	And welcome to Natchat, along with Mass and Sports.com Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman,
0:58.4	who was at Nationals Park, I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast. What is it about former Nats starting pitchers pitching well against the Nats in Friday
1:04.4	games at Nationals Park this season? Friday evening, May 9th, the Nats in a 10-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park got worked by Eric Fetty. He tossed a six-hit shutout, eight strikeouts, no walks. Friday evening, June 6th, the Nats beat the Texas Rangers at Nationals Park 2-0, despite Patrick Corbin, allowing two runs and eight innings. And now this most recent Friday, July 4th, the Nats lost to the Boston
1:28.0	Red Sox at Nationals Park, 11-2 in game one of a three-game series, Lucas Gialito, one run, seven and
1:35.1	two-thirds innings, seven strikeouts. So the Nats now 37 and 51. The run differential is at
1:40.7	minus 77, second worst run differential in the National League as we record this on July 4th afternoon.
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2:08.1	Siroka, he on Friday officially allowed seven runs in four innings. Four Nats relievers on
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