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Wiemer Goes Deep Again in Opening Series Win

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9573 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The Nats beat the Cubs 6-3 on Sunday afternoon to take the series in Chicago. Mark (From Wrigley Field) & Al have a lot of praise for Joey Wiemer, who is having a dream start to the season. Wiemer has homered in both games he has played so far and has reached base in all eight plate appearances. Wiemer bounced around a bit th roster transactions this offseason, but ultimately Washington claimed him off of waivers in early January. (07:00) CJ Abrams was back in the lineup on Sunday after missing the previous game due a death in the family. (12:05) This is the first series victory to to start the season since.... 2018! (16:10) Keibert Ruiz showed rare power with a 2-run HR in the 8th for his first homer since the opening weekend of last season. (18:20) Jake Irvin earned the victory in his season debut by lasting five innings. Irvin struck out seven Cubs and only issued one walk on Sunday afternoon. (22:40) Clayton Beeter, notched the save after Cionel Perez pitched the 8th. Are these sort of decisions made by the Front Office prior to the game? (28:30) The Nats move their road to Philadelphia for a three game series with Foster Griffin take the mound on Monday. Tuesday's starter is still TBD, will it be Zach Littell?

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0:14.2

Daniel Benegov delivers. Swing and a long drive left field.

0:17.8

Hap going back, way back at the warning track, looking up, and it is gone

0:21.9

goodbye. Bang, zoom goes Joey Weimer. He has done it again. A two-out, three-run, home run

0:30.0

of the top of the first inning. A ball thrown back out the field from the bleachers as Weimer

0:35.1

crosses the plate, greeted by brady house greeted by dail

0:39.3

greeted by c j abrams it's the nationals three of the cubs nothing here's the pitch

0:45.3

this man a line drive right center field it's falling it's down for a hit it's up the gap

0:49.3

core armstrong can't cut it off it goes all the way to the ivy weamer's racing for second he's

0:53.6

trying for third.

0:54.8

The throw from Horner is not going to be in time. It's a headfirst dive and a triple for Joey Weimer.

1:01.4

Weamer flashes thumbs up to the dugout. Joey Weamer is five for five as a national. He has his first triple to go along with his two home runs over the first two games he's played.

1:15.3

And welcome to Nats Chat, along with Washington Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman of Natch Journal.com.

1:20.8

I'm Al Galdi host to the Al-Galdi podcast. Mark is at Wrigley Field, where the Nats have started their

1:25.8

2006 regular season by winning two out of three games at the Chicago Cubs.

1:31.3

Thursday, a 10-4 win at the Cubs. Saturday afternoon, a 10-2 loss at the Cubs.

1:36.0

But Sunday afternoon, a 6-3 win at the Cubs.

1:39.7

Not bad for a team that has restarted a rebuild in a three-game series at a now win-out team in the

1:46.5

Cubs. Good for the Nats for doing as they did in this series. And good to have you with us on

1:52.1

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1:56.8

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