Blown Save #42

The Nats fumbled an 8th inning lead and lost 5-3 on Sunday afternoon in St. Louis. Al & Tim cite the familiar bullpen refrain as they extended their MLB record for most blown saves in a season to 42 occurrences. (05:00) Yovanny Cruz gave up the pivotal 2-run homer to Leo Bernal that gave the Cardinals the 5-3 lead in the bottom of the 8th. Cruz's ERA is up to 5.27 in 15 appearances this season. (10:00) What will Paul Toboni do differently when building next season's bullpen? (16:00) Jake Irvin had a solid outing as he struck out eight Cardinals in just over five innings of work. Irvin might have one more start left in his season before a winter of uncertainty awaits him. (20:00) CJ Abrams slugged his 31st homer of the season on Sunday and he now leads the team in that category. Abrams played 2B twice over the weekend series. (23:00) James Wood struck out twice in the loss and he has not homered since July 26th. (29:00) DJ Herz will start on Monday night in Detroit. Herz has not made a major league start since September 2024 as he has been recovering from Tommy John surgery. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.