Wood Homers in 4th Straight Win

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The Nats doubled up the Guardians 6-3 on Wednesday night to go two games above .500. Al & Tim discuss the longest win streak thus far for the Nationals as all four victories have come on the road. (04:30) This is the highest point for the franchise since the Trade Deadline in 2021. (06:30) Cade Cavalli struck out out seven Guardians in six innings of work. Cavalli escaped a jam in the 5th to maintain a comfortable lead. (11:20) Mitchell Parker took the baton from Cavalli and pitched the final three innings. Parker struck out the side in the 8th and it seems that he is taking on a role similar to Brad Lord on this pitching staff. (14:40) Washington scored four runs in the top of the 2nd to go ahead for the rest of the night. Wood homered for the 15th time this season and his OPS is now .964. (21:10) Miles Mikolas will take the mound at some point on Wednesday afternoon as the Nats look to not only sweep Cleveland, but also finish a 5-1 road trip. **Audio courtesy of the Cleveland Guardians Radio Network

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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.
0:14.3	The 1-1.
0:16.2	So we had a long drive, right field.
0:18.8	If it's fair, it's gone, it is fair, it is gone. Out of the concourse. Straight down the right field line. Another tape measure home run for James Wood, his 15th of the season, and the nationals lead at four to nothing. Would have been toward the line and left, gap at left center with Young, a bit toward rightally's into which wind to one two swing and a miss blows the fastball by him in 98 miles an hour
0:44.3	two strikeouts in a one two three inning for Cavali who's fan five and we are through four innings in Cleveland
0:51.3	Parker ready for the O2 here it is is. Swinging a ground ball right side.
0:55.3	Chaparro back hands. He races to the bag. He'll flip to Parker covering in time for the out. And the Nationals have won their fourth consecutive game. It's a 6-3 final. Mitchell Parker gets his first save of the year, second in the big leagues. A win for Cade Cavali, the Nationals 29 and 27, two games over 500,
1:13.2	and a season's best four-game winning streak and a series win here in Cleveland with that
1:17.9	six three final score. And welcome to Nat's chat. I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi
1:24.2	podcast, my usual co-host, Washington Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman
1:28.0	of Natch Journal.com. He's off for this installment of the podcast, but I'm joined by the creator,
1:32.6	owner, and executive producer of Nats Chat, Tim Shovers. Wednesday night, June 30th, 2021, a 156
1:40.8	Nats win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Nationals Park, improved the Nats to 40 and 38.
1:46.9	The Nats now are at least two games above 500 at the latest point in a regular season
1:51.3	since being 40 and 38 through games on June 30th, 2021.
1:56.9	The Nats won their fourth consecutive game, a 6-3 win at the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday evening.
2:02.1	In game two of a three-game series, the win gives the Nats their longest winning streak in MLB's 2026 regular season,
2:09.5	in which the Nats now are 29 and 27 with a run differential of minus three.
2:15.6	Not just two games above 500, but nearing a positive run
2:19.4	differential and the 29 and 27 is made up of the Nats being a remarkable 19 and 11 on the road
2:27.1	versus 10 and 16 at home. This installment of Natch chat brought to us by Mason Calphus,
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