Unable to Close it Out in Rainy Extras

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The Nats blew it in 10th and ended up losing 5-4 in 11 innings top to the Braves on Friday night. Mark (From Atlanta) & Al recap the narrow defeat that saw extra innings played in an active rain as Washington has lost by one run in two straight days. (05:10) CJ Abrams had two huge late hits as he homered in the 8th and tripled in the 10th. Abrams knocked in three runs to extend his lead across the sport in this category. (09:40) Curtis Mead homered for the first run of the night. Mead started at 3B and he might become an everyday starter at the position while Brady House is in AAA. (12:35) Dylan Crews singled, stole a base, and had an outfield assist. Crews however made a poor throw home on the final play of the game, but it came amid a wet atmosphere. (19:20) Blake Butera took a risk in the 8th when Jose Tena pinch hit for Jacob Young and grounded out. This caused Wood to move from DH to RF and the Nationals lost their DH spot the rest of the way. (24:20) Richard Lovelady served a the Opened and did his job in the bottom of the 1st. Miles Mikolas then took over and tossed five shutout frames while striking out three Braves. (30:00) Five more relievers were used over the course of the final five innings. Orlando Ribalta blew the save in the bottom of the 10th and allowed Atlanta to score a pair of runs in order to force an 11th inning.

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0:00.0	Walters is open late and a great spot to watch the final rounds of the NBA and Stanley Cup playoffs.
0:06.5	Walter's Sports Bar and Restaurant is located just across the street from Nationals Park.
0:14.0	Here's Abrams, the pitch. So we got a line drive, base hit right field toward the corner.
0:19.0	Wood's going to score from second. Chaparro lumbering for third he's going to be waived in Abrams rounding second
0:24.8	heading for third the throw-in is off the first baseman Olson it's a two-run
0:28.8	triple for CJ Abrams Nationals lead four to two that one down to the right field
0:33.7	corner and CJ Abrams who homered to tie the game in the eighth has a two-run triple here in the 10th to put the nationals up by a deuce. What a big hit and a big game for C.J. Abrams. He now has 45 RBIs this season, his second triple of the year against the lefty Dylan Lee. But again a slow runner at second. No side of the bun. They're swinging a ground ball to the open left side.
0:56.0	It's going to be knocked off the glove of Abrams.
0:58.0	Trump is going to come around from 30.
1:00.0	He's going to dive into home plate without a play and the game is tied.
1:04.0	He scores from second and in-field single with the nationals trying to guard against the bunts.
1:09.0	It's four to four. How do you like that?
1:12.7	Two balls, two strikes.
1:15.1	The set and the pitch.
1:16.5	Swinging a line drive, base at center field.
1:19.1	Cruz has it on a hop.
1:20.4	Runner trying to score.
1:21.6	The plate is not in time.
1:24.3	And Chadwick Trump, two for two.
1:31.8	Wins the game for the Braves with his second single to center.
1:39.5	It scores Eli White, and the Braves are out to mob Chadwick Trump of all people.
1:44.7	And Atlanta walks it off with a 5-4 win in 11 innings.
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