Young's Power Surge Continues in Win

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Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Baseball, Sports

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The Nats are back at .500 after beating the Mets for the 2nd straight night. Mark & Al convene after the 8-4 victory on Wednesday night and put in perspective where this team stands after 50 games played. (09:00) Comparing this team to the 2005 Nationals, who had a surprisingly strong start. (13:20) CJ Abrams hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 1st to put Washington ahead right away. Abrams is in a four-way tie for most RBIs in all of Baseball (42). Abrams also had an impressive OPS (.928) which is the 7th highest in the NL. (18:10) Jacob Young's 2-run HR in the bottom of the 8th gave the Nats a four run cushion. Young has homered four times this month and already has a career high with six home runs on the season. (20:00) Keibert Ruiz hit a RBI double to give Washington a 4-1 lead. Ruiz's OPS has recently skyrocketed and he is now slugging .500. Ruiz was thrown out at home on a controversial play and hear why Blake Butera was unable to challenge the call. (28:05) Nasim Nuñez had a great all-around game as he stole a base, made an impressive play in the field, and laid down a sacrifice bunt. (30:30) Zack Littell & Andrew Alvarez combined for all nine innings in the victory. This tandem is expected to continue to work together when it is time in the rotation. (38:20) PJ Poulin was sent to AAA after the game.

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0:11.8	when you get there to take back home with you.
0:17.5	The 2-1.
0:19.1	So in a high drive, deep right field for Soto.
0:21.9	He has got another one.
0:23.2	This one is way out of here into the second deck.
0:26.6	About five rows into the second deck over the bullpen.
0:29.9	It's now the Nationals, six in the Mets.
0:31.6	Four.
0:32.4	Soto is homered twice.
0:34.3	This run a two-run shot.
0:35.9	He's got nine homers on the season. Here's Jacob Young.
0:39.9	Six four nationals. Big insurance run out there. Here's the pitch. He's made a fly ball. Left
0:45.4	center field deep for Young. Soto going back to the warning track. He leaps at the wall. He can't
0:50.5	get it. It's gone. It's into into the bullpen slugging Jacob young has another home run
0:59.0	could be a second straight night the Mets had a two homer game and a loss last night
1:03.7	bachette 2-0 line drive left center field young chasing he's closing he runs it down he makes the
1:09.9	catch in the gap, and the Nationals
1:12.2	win at 8 to 4. Andrew Alvarez has his first Major League save, saving a win for Zach Lattel,
1:19.4	and the Nationals have won two of the first three games in this series against the Mets,
1:23.2	and they're back to the 500 mark after 50 games at 25 and 25.
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