Short Outing for Soroka Prior to Loss

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

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🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The Nationals three game win streak was snapped in Tuesday night's 7-4 loss at the Astros. Mark (From Houston) & Al open with Michael Soroka's likely final outing in a Washington uniform. Soroka allowed a pair of runs in under four innings of work as many expect him to be moved ahead of Thursday's deadline. (12:00) Stunningly, yet again there was a runner's interference call along the 1B line during a Nats/Astros game in Houston. This came during Andry Lara's brief but rough relief outing as he allowed four runs. Most importantly, for the first time the call went in Washington's favor. (19:00) The offense struck out 14 times and they have done so an astonishing 33 times in just the past two games. The slumping James Wood had a single and Luis Garcia Jr. clubbed his 9th homer of the year. (21:45) Dylan Crews began his rehab stint in AAA-Rochester. When Crews returns to Washington, what will the corresponding move be in the outfield? (25:30) MacKenzie Gore will take the mound on Wednesday afternoon in the series finale as all eyes across the Baseball world will be tilted towards the lefty just one day of the deadline.

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0:00.0	We're holding another Natch chat hangout at Walters on Wednesday, August 6th.
0:05.0	Come join us at 5 p.m. prior to the game against the athletics and share your early
0:09.7	thoughts on the Mike de Bartolo era.
0:14.9	Two and two to Garcia. Here it is. Swig and a miss. He struck him out. The game's over.
0:20.3	Astros win at 7 to 4 as Hayter strikes
0:22.8	out the side to pick up his 28th save of the season. The Nationals three-game winning streak is over.
0:29.7	So is the Astros five-game losing streak as fireworks explode here inside Dyken Park.
0:36.1	And welcome to Natchchat, along with Massinsports.com Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman, who was at Dyken Park. And welcome to Nats chat, along with Mass and Sports.com National's insider Mark Zuckerman,
0:40.9	who was at Dyken Park in Houston.
0:42.8	I'm Al-Galdi, hosted the Al-Galdi podcast.
0:45.2	We have arrived at the day before the 2025 MLB trade deadline,
0:49.8	which is on Thursday at 6 p.m. Eastern.
0:52.0	And this just happens to be a Wednesday on which McKenzie Gore
0:56.4	is the Nats starting pitcher. Yes, the day before the trade deadline is, dare I say it, a
1:03.0	McKin's day. Game three for the Nats at the Houston Astros Wednesday afternoon at 210. Mackenzie
1:08.1	Gore will be the Nats starting pitcher. This with all kinds of
1:11.4	reports and rumblings and conversation about whether the Nats will slash should trade Gore.
1:18.6	We did have this from MLB insider John Heyman of the New York Post in a post on X on Tuesday.
1:24.2	I'd quote nearly every contender has checked on Nats All-Star left-hander
1:28.7	McKenzie Gore. Nats are listening as promised, but most come-away thinking Gore stays in
1:35.8	D.C., end quote. Meantime, pitching for the Nats on Tuesday night was a starting pitcher
1:40.6	who the Nants absolutely should trade in the lead-up to this deadline.
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