Swept in Canada

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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The Nats were swept in Toronto and dropped the finale 4-2 on Wednesday afternoon. Mark & Al start with the top of the 9th where a late Nationals rally was stymied by pinch- runner Jacob Young getting thrown out trying to steal 2nd base. (11:20) Dylan Crews hit 9th on Wednesday and Amed Rosario was slotted 2nd. Crews continued his awful offensive start to the season as he is now 0 for 18. However, Crews made multiple excellent defensive plays in CF, showing that he can hang in there when not swinging the bat well. (17:05) MacKenzie Gore did not continue his Opening Day momentum as he allowed nine hits in just five innings. Gore's 95 pitches resurrected the fact that he has struggled with pitch efficiency in his career. (23:10) The bullpen had a solid day and Brad Lord made yet another appearance. Orlando Ribalta was the real bright spot as he tossed two scoreless frames. (29:30) Mark relays the vibe in the clubhouse after the 1-5 start. (33:30) Tim Shovers interviews author & veteran Will Bardenwerper about his new book "Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for Soul of America" Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Walters is the place to be before and after games at Nationals Park.
0:04.6	Be sure to check out their self-pour beer wall, including options such as the Dr. Juicy
0:09.6	IPA from Silver Branch Brewing Company.
0:16.0	Moore comes right back and Springer swings in, drafts one at deep left.
0:19.6	Wood is back in the warning track at the
0:21.1	wall and it's gone goodbye it's in the Toronto bullpen and bounces off the mounds up into the stands behind
0:29.5	George Springer it's his first home front of the year as Gore came back with a change-up but this one was a
0:35.9	little bit out over the plate he was able to get a hold of it and drive it out to straightaway left and it's the blue jays two of the nationals nothing a long hold there goes young pitch is outside the throw down a second the tag in time for the out and the game is over
0:52.9	himinez applies the tag young has caught stealing out and the game is over. Hamedes applies the tag.
0:54.7	Young has caught stealing to end the series.
0:58.0	The Nationals will see about a replay challenge here, but for the moment, the Blue Jays win
1:02.0	at 4 to 2 and complete a three-game sweep of the Nationals.
1:07.4	And welcome to Natsch chat along with Massin Sports.com Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman,
1:11.8	who was at Rogers Center in Toronto. I'm Al Galdi host of the Al Galdi podcast.
1:16.4	The Nationals have played just six of their 162 games in MLB's 2025 regular season,
1:22.5	six out of 162, 3.7 percent. Not much, but the record now is 1 and 5, and in a season in which wins and losses
1:32.4	are supposed to matter again in a season in which the team is supposed to finally bust out of the
1:37.5	rebuild, 1 and 5, not ideal. Wednesday, a 4-2 loss at the Toronto Blue Jays completing a three-game sweep in which
1:46.3	the Nats' offense was quite bad. The Nants over the three games scored a total of just seven runs.
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