Unlikely Trio Combines for Shutout Win at Home

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Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

The Nats blanked the Giants 3-0 on Sunday afternoon to avoid getting swept this weekend at home. Mark & Al analyze the surprising pitching effort by PJ Poulin, Miles Mikolas, and Andrew Alvarez. It was a whirlwind Sunday for Alvarez as he traveled from Rochester in the morning, and then earned the win on the mound in D.C. after taking over in the 5th. (05:00) Mikolas was the bulk starter as he took over in the 1st for Poulin and lasted four frames. Mikolas allowed four hits and struck out four in his best outing of the young season. (15:30) Alvarez was demoted back to AAA in the middle of our taping during our discussion on his future with the club. This is the 2nd pitcher this week to get sent back to Rochester after nailing down the final out in a victory (Orlando Ribalta). (25:10) Curtis Mead hit a 2-run homer to go up 3-0 in the 5th. This was a nice bounce back for Mead, who made a pivotal base running mistake in the bottom of the 9th in Saturday's loss. (29:00) The first run of the game came on a convoluted play that resulted in Nasim Nunez coming across to score. (33:00) The home stand continues on Monday night as the Braves come to Navy Yard for four a four game series.

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0:00.0	Walter Sports Bar is a great place for the family to grab a bite to eat before going into the ballpark.
0:06.0	$5 kids meals from 4 to 7 p.m. with the purchase of an adult meal.
0:10.7	Walters is located across the street from Nationals Park.
0:17.5	Infield in for the Giants.
0:19.6	With a runner at third.
0:28.6	And now the pitch. Swing and a long drive deep left field down the line toward the corner going going goodbye
0:39.0	bang zoom goes Curtis Mead with his second home run. It's a two-run shot.
0:41.8	It's now the Nationals three of the Giants, nothing.
0:46.2	Two and one, Alvarez coming set already, kicks and fires a bit, swinging a ground ball towards short.
0:46.8	Abrams has it cleanly.
0:48.2	He sets and he throws across to me and a curly Ws in the box.
0:53.0	The Nationals salvaged the final game of this three-game series
0:56.5	and three pitchers combined to shut out the Giants.
1:01.2	The pitching staffs first shutout of the season.
1:04.1	A curly Ws in the box, the final score,
1:06.9	the Washington Nationals three,
1:09.4	the San Francisco Giants, nothing.
1:12.3	And welcome to Nats chat, along with Washington Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman of Natchjournal.com.
1:17.8	I'm Al Galdi host of the Al Galdi podcast. Mark is at Nationals Park,
1:21.5	where the Nats at last have won their second home game in MLB's 2006 regular season.
1:26.9	A three-nothing win over the San Francisco
1:28.8	Giants at Nationals Park on Sunday afternoon to avoid a three-game sweep as opener PJ
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