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Nats Chat
by Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi, Blue Wire
A Washington Nationals podcast offering recap and analysis after every game, plus all the breaking news throughout the year. Hosted by Mark Zuckerman of natsjournal.com & Al Galdi, host of "The Al Galdi Podcast". For sponsorship opportunities, contact Tim Shovers at [email protected].
Episodes
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PODCAST PARTY FRIDAY OCTOBER 2ND
Tim gives a quick reminder about the end of season Podcast Party on Friday night October 2nd at Walter's Sports Bar in Navy Yard. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Chaparro Homers Twice in Final Win
The Nats ended the season on a high note with a 6-4 win over the Mets on Sunday afternoon. Mark & Al gather after the Nationals 77th victory of the year; 11 more than in 2025. (04:00) Mark relays the vibe in the clubhouse after game #162. (08:00) "The focus in 2027 is winning". (12:00) How should...
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Smooth Outing for Early in Saturday Defeat
The Nats lost 7-1 on Saturday afternoon to the visiting Mets, but it a was successful game in the larger picture. Mark & Al leadoff with the news that James Wood was voted Player of the Year by the local media ahead of CJ Abrams. Wood has fewer homers than Abrams, but does have a higher OPS....
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Gray's Save Cements the Mets in Last Place
Friday was busy one at Nationals Park as it began with a Cade Cavalli press conference and ended with a 7-6 win over the Mets. Mark & Al begin with Josiah Gray, who earned his first career save by holding off New York in the top of the 9th. It was the first time that Gray took the mound in Navy...
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Nuñez Steals the Record in Afternoon Victory
The Nats took the series with a 4-2 victory on Wednesday afternoon in Detroit. Mark (From Comerica Park) & Al examine the team wrapping upits road campaign with a winning road trip in St. Louis & Detroit. Washington finished the season with a 38-43 record on the road as they had a stretch where...
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Abrams Goes Deep Twice in Detroit Win
The Nats topped the Tigers 3-1 on Tuesday night behind a pair of homers by CJ Abrams. Mark (From Detroit) & Al begin with four rookie pitchers combining to preserve the victory despite not throwing one clean inning all evening. (06:00) Riley Cornelio served as the Opener behind handing the ball…
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Shaky Start for Herz in Defeat
The Nats lost 9-2 in Detroit on Monday night as we are in the final week of the season. Al & Tim begin with DJ Herz, who struggled in his first Big League start since September 2024. Herz lasted four innings and allowed four Tigers runs in the process. (06:00) Herz had Tommy John surgery in April...
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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...
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Nats Outlast the Cardinals in the 11th
The Nats prevailed in St. Louis 8-5 on Saturday night in a four-hour affair that lasted 11 innings. Al & Mark convene after Washington grabbed their sixth win the past seven games. The Nationals won their 73rd game of the season; guaranteeing that they will avoid 90 losses in 2026. (06:00) Andrew...
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Cavalli Gets an Extension and a Win on Friday
Friday was a great day for the Nationals as it began with Cade Cavalli signing an extension and it ended with a 9-1 win in St. Louis. Al & Mark dive right into the deal with Cavalli that is worth $47M over 4 years; with a team option for 2031. (08:00) What does this move say about ownership?...
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13 Walks Issued in a Shutout Loss
The Nats four-game win streak was halted by the visiting Phillies on Wednesday night. Al & Mark recap the 3-0 loss; which was low lighted by the bullpen issuing a staggering 13 walks in the defeat. (04:00) Jared Simpson opened the game, but only recorded one out while walking four Phillies.…
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Lile's 3-Run Blast Extends the Winning Streak
The Nats win streak extended to four-games with another comeback victory on Tuesday night. Mark & Al dig into the 6-3 victory over the visiting Phillies, who are now five and a half games behind Atlanta in the NL East standings. (03:00) A quick message from Tim about supporting the podcast.…
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8th Inning Rally Sweeps the Angels
The Nationals rallied from a 4-2 deficit in the bottom 8th to prevail with a 6-5 win over the Angels on Sunday afternoon. Mark & Al discuss Washington sweeping the worst team in the AL during the weekend series in Navy Yard. (06:00) Daylen Lile began the four-run 8th with a RBI triple and it…
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Nats Battle Back to Walk it off in the 10th
The Nats blew a late 4-run lead but ultimately emerged victorious on Saturday afternoon over the Angels. Al & Tim examine the 6-5 walk-off victory after Harry Ford's comebacker was not fielded cleanly in the 10th and that brought across CJ Abrams for the winning run. (07:00) Andrew Alvarez struck...
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Cavalli Whiffs 9 Angels in Comeback Win
The Nats snapped their seven game losing streak on Friday night as they rallied past the Angels 4-3 in Navy Yard. Before Al & Mark dig into the dramatic bottom of the 8th, they address a significant shake up in the team's medical personnel. (04:00) Mark reported prior to the game that the team...
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A Winless Trip to California
The Nats were swept by the Padres on Wednesday for their 7th straight loss. Mark (From San Diego) & Al jump right into the reality that is an 0-6 road trip in Southern California after falling 9-2 in the Petco Park matinee. Adding extra insult to injury, Maryland native Jackson Merrill drove in…
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Record-Setting 38th Blown Save
The Nats bullpen set a dubious MLB record in Tuesday night's 5-4 loss to the Padres. Mark (From San Diego) & Al examine the bullpen implosion that occurred in the bottom of the 8th as Washington fumbled away their 3-run lead. This was the 3rd blown save of the five game winless road trip in...
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Crews Homers in San Diego Loss
The Nats are now 0-4 on their West Coast road trip as they lost 3-2 on Labor Day afternoon in San Diego. Mark (From Petco Park) & Al convene after Washington lost for the 19th time in the past 21 road games. The assignment was a tough one as first pitch was at 2pm PT on Monday afternoon despite…
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Record-Tying 37th Blown Save
The Nats yet again coughed up a late lead as the tied the 2024 White Sox for the most blown saves in a season. Mark (From Dodger Stadium) & Tim recap the 7-5 loss in Los Angeles on Sunday evening. Washington led 5-4 until Mookie Betts' 3-run HR in the bottom of the 8th off of Will Dion. (05:00)...
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Blown Save #36
The Nats fell 6-5 on Saturday night in L.A. for their 17th road loss in their past 19 games. Mark (From Dodger Stadium) & Tim begin with another failed top of the 9th rally by Washington. CJ Abrams ultimately struck out with two runners on base to end the game. (05:10) Clayton Beeter gave up a...
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Comeback Falls Short in the 9th
The Nats lost to the Dodgers 5-3 on Friday night to begin their six game road trip. Mark (From Dodger Stadium) & Al open with the Nationals 9th inning comeback where they almost overcame a five run deficit. James Wood's RBI double brought to the tying run to the plate, but Andres Chaparro then…
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Wood Returns in Shutout Loss
The Nats were blanked 9-0 on Wednesday by the visiting Braves. Al & Tim examine the defeat where Washington only mustered two hits and didn't get their first one until the bottom of the 6th. This concludes a brutal stretch of 16 straight games without an off-day. (05:00) James Wood returned from...
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YoYo Homers in Winning Debut
The Nats beat the Braves 9-5 on Tuesday night to open a two game series in Navy Yard. Al & Mark note how the team has won five of its past six games and their 67th victory of the season surpasses last season's total. Can they go 13-8 down the stretch to reach the 80-win plateau? (11:00) Yohandy...
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Lile's Red-Hot Surge Continues in Win
The Nats beat Miami 6-3 on Monday night for their fourth win in their past five games. Mark & Al start with noting the roughly 10K in announced attendance, which was one of the lowest in stadium history. (06:00) Daylen Lile homered twice on the same day that he was named NL Player of the Week....
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Another 9th Inning Bullpen Implosion
The Nats led Miami 2-0 entering the top of the 9th on Sunday, but then the bullpen feel flat on its face. Mark & Al hold a lengthy discussion about the 'pen as it blew its 37th save of the season in the 6-2 defeat. This team amazingly has blown more saves (37) than they have converted saves (35)...
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Crews' RBI Single Walks It Off in the 10th
The Nats earned their first walk-off win of the season in Saturday afternoon's 5-4 win over Miami in extras. Al begins with the hero Dylan Crews, who's single brought in Nasim Nunez in order to preserve the victory in the bottom of the 10th. Crews had an impactful day as his swinging bunt…
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House Hits a Moonshot in Kent's Gem
The Nats took care of the Marlins 9-2 on Friday evening in D.C. Mark & Al dig into Jackson Kent's impressive seven inning performance in just his 4th career Big League start. Kent ran into trouble in the top of the 7th, but convinced Pitching Coach Simon Matthews to let him wriggle out of it...
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Lile & Ruiz Homer in Comfy Win
The Nats salvaged a series split with Colorado on Thursday afternoon after a 7-1 triumph. Al & Mark note that there was a clear sense of extra hustle just one day after Blake Butera called out the team for a lack of effort. (08:00) Daylen Lile kept up his hot week with three hits, including a...
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Butera Calls Out Effort After Rout
The Nats were trounced 13-1 on Wednesday night by visiting Colorado. Before diving into the rout, Mark & Al briefly revel in the 1,000th edition of this podcast. (07:30) Blake Butera called out his team's lack of effort after the loss. (10:00) Andres Chaparro got a rare start at 3B and homered in...
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Abrams at DH Again in Loss
The Nats lost to the Rockies 3-1 on Tuesday night in Navy Yard. Al & Mark note that the team's complete inability to mount a late inning comeback as they are an astonishing 1-55 when they are trailing after the 7th inning. (09:00) Daylen Lile slugged his 17th homer to account for the lone run....
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Lile Homers in Rout of the Rockies
The Nats snapped their four game losing streak by trouncing the visiting Rockies 13-3 on Monday night. Mark & Al have a productive offensive evening to sort through as the lineup combined for thirteen hits despite not getting their first one until the bottom of the 5th. (08:00) CJ Abrams made a…
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Swept in Miami to End an Awful Road Trip
The Nationals lost to the Marlins 6-2 on Sunday afternoon to conclude a wretched 1-8 road trip. Mark & Al discuss the team now finding themselves ten games below .500 and they are 6-15 in the month of November. (06:00) CJ Abrams sat out all series. Should he have been placed on the 10-Day IL in...
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Embattled Lineup Only Scores Twice in Saturday's Loss
The Nats lost 4-2 in Miami on Saturday afternoon and are now 1-7 on this interminable road trip. Al & Tim begin with the lineup that has really struggled without CJ Abrams & James Wood. (07:00) Hindsight look at Paul Toboni's actions leading into the Trade Deadline. (16:00) Jake Irvin gave up…
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Beaten in the 9th in Miami
The Nats tied the Marlins in the top of the 9th, but couldn't get out of the bottom of the 9th unscathed on Friday night. Al & Mark recap the 3-2 loss which ended on Javier Sonoja's walk-off single off of Clayton Beeter. (05:00) The offense is really struggling without CJ Abrams & James Wood as...
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Blanked Again in Texas
The Nats were shutout for the second time in three days as they fell 2-0 on Thursday night in Texas. Mark (From Arlington, TX) & Al begin with Jacob deGrom, who had a vintage performance against Washington. The former Cy Young winner struck out ten while only allowing one Brady House single in…
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Cavalli Whiffs 11 in Shutout Win
Cade Cavalli was excellent again in Wednesday's 6-0 win over the Rangers. Mark (From Texas) & Al discuss Cavalli's 11 strikeouts, the most he's thrown since his late June outing in Fenway Park. (06:00) Cavalli was pulled after six innings of work and 84 thrown pitches. Should he have pitched the...
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Shutout in Texas
The Nats were blanked 5-0 on Tuesday night at the Rangers for their 4th consecutive loss on this road trip. Mark (From Arlington, TX) & Al put into perspective how severe the drop-off has been as Washington lost 11 of their past 12 road games. (07:00) Rangers starter Cal Quantrill dominated the...
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Swept in Queens
The Nats lost 4-3 to the Mets on Sunday afternoon as the weekend series resulted in a New York sweep. Mark (From Citi Field) & Al convene after Washington has dropped ten of their past eleven road games within divisional play. (04:00) CJ Abrams was hitless over the weekend after recently finding...
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Cruz Blows the Save in New York
The Nats couldn't hang on in the 9th and lost 5-4 on Saturday afternoon at the Mets. Mark (From New York) & Al begin with Yovanny Cruz, who inhertied a 4-3 lead in the middle of the 9th. Cruz was unable to overcome the lead off walk and Francisco Lindor's walk-off single sealed Washington's fate....
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Abrams' Eventual Switch to 2B Announced Before Loss
The Nats lost 4-1 on Friday night to the Mets, but the major news of the day came during pregame. Mark (From New York) & Al dive into the fact that CJ Abrams will soon see time at 2B. Abrams leads all of MLB with 19 errors committed at SS. (05:00) Blake Butera and CJ Abrams seemed to be on...
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Cavalli Blanks the Cubs
The Nats avoided the sweep on Thursday afternoon as they shutout the Cubs 7-0. Mark & Al have plenty of flowers to throw at Cade Cavalli as he took a no-hitter into the 7th inning. Cavalli ultimately pitched eight innings and struck out ten along the way. Cavalli is now up to 151 strikeouts on…
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Bregman Homers 3 Times in Rout of the Nats
The Nats were beaten 12-6 by the Cubs on Wednesday night to drop to four games below .500. Al & Tim dig into the defeat that saw Alex Bregman go deep three times against three different relief pitchers. (05:00) Jackson Kent made his MLB debut as he was called up from AAA. Kent struck out six…
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Abrams Homers in Loss to the Cubs
The Nats lost 8-6 on Tuesday night against the visiting Cubs. Mark begins by relaying to Al that he saw Miles Mikolas saying goodbye to teammates in the clubhouse following the defeat and likely will be released in the near future. Mikolas pitched the final three innings in Tuesday's loss and his...
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Bullpen Game Ends in a Successful Sweep
The Nats swept the Reds on Sunday afternoon with a 7-1 win in the series finale. Al & Mark recap the unusual victory that was led by the bullpen for all 27 outs. Brad Lord pitched into the 3rd before handing the ball off to the recently acquired Will Dion. The pitching was good all weekend as...
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Chaparro Drives in 3 Runs in Win over the Reds
The Nats topped the Reds 8-2 on Saturday night for their second straight win. Mark & Al begin with the offense getting to Chase Burns this time, unlike when they faced him three months ago. Washington tagged Burns with five runs and knocked him out during their rally in the bottom of the 6th....
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Lile & Ford Homer in Cavalli's Win
The Nats opened the homestand with a 5-3 victory over the Reds on Friday night. Tim & Al begin by wondering if the team is still considered part of playoff contention as they trail the Phillies by 5.5 games for the final wildcard spot. (06:00) Cade Cavalli struck out out eight Reds and pitched…
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Mikolas Gives up 12 Hits in Philly Loss
The Nats ended their difficult road trip with a whimper as they fell 7-3 in Philadelphia on Thursday night. Mark (From Philly) & Al convene after the 1-7 trip that saw the season's fortunes change significantly for the worse. (03:00) Miles Mikolas reached ten years of MLB service time with the...
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Littell DFA'd but a RBI for Mikolas in Extra-Inning Win
The Nats ended their seven game losing streak with a hard fought 10-4 victory over the Phillies in extras on Wednesday night. Mark (From Philly) & Al begin with the very unusual moment in the top of the 11th when Miles Mikolas of all people laid down a RBI single to give the team a 3-run lead.…
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Wood to the IL Before 7th Straight Loss
The Nats' losing steak is now up a to season worst seven games after getting shutout 5-0 in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. Mark (From Philly) & Al immediately address the sorry state of affairs as just one week ago they were two games above .500 and very much in the wildcard hunt. (06:30) Prior…
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6th Straight Loss After Trading Griffin
It was a long Monday for the Nationals in Philadelphia as the Trade Deadline elapsed less than an hour before losing 6-3 for a a 6th consecutive defeat. Mark (From Philly) & Al start with Blake Butera getting ejected for the first time as a major league Manager. It came in the 7th inning after...
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A Washington Nationals podcast offering recap and analysis after every game, plus all the breaking news throughout the year. Hosted by Mark Zuckerman of natsjournal.com & Al Galdi, host of "The Al Galdi Podcast". For sponsorship opportunities, contact Tim Shovers at [email protected].
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