Shutout by the Pirates

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Nats were blanked for the first time this season on Jackie Robinson Day across MLB. Mark (From Pittsburgh) & Al discuss the 2-0 defeat, where the Pirates scored both of their runs in the bottom of the 1st. (04:20) CJ Abrams reached base four times in a game with very few base runners. Abrams singled, walked, and was hit by a pitch on two separate occasions. Abrams' OPS so far is a staggering 1.175, which is the 2nd highest in the sport, only behind Yordan Alvarez. (14:30) Irvin retired 13 of the final 16 batters he faced in the loss. Irvin continues to get roughed up in the 1st inning and has allowed seven runs in that opening frame over the course of four starts. (18:15) Brad Lord took over for Irvin and lasted for three innings on the mound. Lord was the only reliever needed; giving the rest of the bullpen the day off during this endless stretch of games. (24:00) Keibert Ruiz is struggling at the plate and has done a poor job of challenging ABS calls.

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0:17.4	The one-two, breaking ball, grounded past the mound, slowly hit it to the side of the Mount.
0:21.6	Abrams Fields moving in double clutches. The throw to first is not in time.
0:25.6	A run will score, it's 2-0 Pirates.
0:28.6	It took Abrams too long to get rid of it. He took the extra step.
0:32.6	Gonzales hustles down the line. It's an infield single.
0:35.6	Three balls, two strikes, Santana the set,
0:38.3	checks on Abrams at second. He fires home. So we in a fly ball, right field deep, going back
0:43.5	Reynolds to the warning track. He's there. He makes the catch a step from the wall, and the game
0:48.0	is over. And the Nationals are shut out for the first time this season, as the Pirates win it
0:52.3	two to nothing. And welcome to Nat's chat, along with Washington Nationals Insider time this season as the Pirates win at 2-0.
0:59.3	And welcome to Nats chat, along with Washington Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman of Natchjournal.com. I'm Al-Galdi host of the Al-Galdi podcast. Mark is at PNC Park in Pittsburgh
1:04.5	where the Nats on Wednesday evening got shut out a 2-0 loss at the Pittsburgh Pirates in
1:09.6	game three of a four game series.
1:11.6	And that's in MLB's 2006 regular season fell to eight and ten. This installment of that chat
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1:22.2	to book a consultation. So Wednesday was Jackie Robinson Day in MLB, the annual day on which
1:28.2	MLB honors the great Jackie Robinson for breaking MLB's color barrier. Wednesday was the
1:33.4	79th anniversary of the regular season MLB debut for Robinson with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1:39.4	Jackie Robinson Day includes all kinds of tributes to Robinson, including all on-field
1:43.9	personnel and MLB wearing Jackie Robinson's number 42 in Dodger Blue, regardless of each
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