Williams & 'Pen Shutout the Rangers

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

The Nats blanked the Rangers 1-0 on Tuesday night to return to .500 through 30 games. Mark (Live from Texas) & Al start with Trevor Williams, who is now 3-0 on the season in six outings. Williams lasted 5 IP and did not allow a run despite loading the bases in multiple innings. (12:30) The bullpen tossed four scoreless innings and it included Dylan Floro taking the mound in the 7th. Is he the new 7th inning guy in the "A Bullpen?". Kyle Finnegan notched his tenth save of the season, which is tied for the MLB lead. (16:30) Alex Call had the game's lone RBI and it was his first in the majors this season. The offense had five hits on the night and has not yet drawn a walk in this series. (19:30) Jacob Young was barely thrown out trying to steal 2nd and it ends his streak of 25 consecutive successful stolen bases to begin his career. (25:40) It is the Nationals first 1-0 victory on the road since.... 2017! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Walters is located just down the street from Audi Field. Visit Walters before and after
0:05.1	DC Defender's Games. Next one is this Sunday at 4 o'clock. To Texas, breaking ball line toward left.
0:15.1	That's down for a base hit. Bargis around third being waved home. Carter's throw is going to be
0:20.6	not in time.
0:21.6	On a single left by Alex Cole and drives in his first run this year in the big leagues.
0:26.6	The Nationals like they did last night score first.
0:29.6	It's Washington 1, Texas nothing.
0:31.6	Center fielder, Yonge Shading left center, a gap open and right center.
0:35.6	Here's the pitch. He's bringing a chopping ground ball toward short. Abrams has it. He'll throw across to Vanessa's in time for the out, and the inning is over. What a job by Trevor Williams. Three hits to start, the inning load the bases, and he follows up getting the next three batters to retire the side. Here's Evan Carter. Swings and pops the first pitch up.
0:56.2	Behind second shadow center, Abrams under it. He makes the catch for the out. Another Houdini
1:01.9	act for Trevor Williams and walks across the rope to the other side with his hands tied behind his back.
1:08.1	He gets out of a base is loaded no-out jam for the second time in five innings.
1:13.7	And welcome to Natchtad for Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, along with MadisonSports.com,
1:20.3	Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman, who was at Glob Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
1:24.8	I'm Al-Galdi host of the Al-Galdi podcast. 33 years ago Wednesday, May 1st, 1991,
1:33.1	was when 44-year-old Nolan Ryan threw his Major League record, seventh career, regular season no-hitter,
1:40.5	and became the oldest player in Major League history to throw a no-hitter.
1:45.1	Ryan did this while pitching for the Texas Rangers.
1:48.7	The Nats on Wednesday night were at the Rangers for game two of a three-game series.
1:52.7	And while I would not put what the Nats pitching did on Wednesday night on quite the same
1:56.9	level as what Nolan Ryan did 33 years ago, The Nats pitching on Wednesday night was impressive.
2:02.8	A 1-0-0 win at the Rangers as starting pitcher Trevor Williams and four Nats relievers
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