Nats Chat

The Nats dropped their 4th straight on Saturday afternoon to the two-time defending champion Dodgers in a 10-5 loss. Al & Tim discuss Jake Irvin's rough outing where he allowed six runs in just four innings of work.  Irvin is coming off a poor 2025 season where his ERA finished at 5.70.

(07:30) Brad Lord gave up a 3-run homer to the red hot Andy Pages after entering the game for Irvin in the 5th.

(12:15) CJ Abrams homered for the 3rd time this season and  already has 12 RBIs.

(15:00) James Wood struck out twice and he has a K in every game so far this season.  Afterwards, Blake Butera acknowledged that Wood is not "in sync" and is constantly behind in counts.

(23:30) Tim shares his observations from Opening Day in this new era for the franchise.

(28:00) Will we have another 40K+ crowd on Sunday in the series finale vs. LA?

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The Nats were crushed 13-6 on Friday afternoon for Opening Day at Nationals Park.  Mark & Al focus on starter Miles Mikolas, who gave up a staggering 11 runs in just over four innings of work.  Mikolas has allowed 17 runs in just two starts this season and there are already questions about how long he will remain in Washington.

(20:30) Recap of the bullpen's so-so game.

(23:20) CJ Abrams launched a 3-run HR in the 1st inning to briefly put the Nats up 3-0 on LA.

(28:25) Blake Butera was very complimentary of the 41K+ crowd after his first home game as Skipper.

(31:00) Our first fan submitted shoutout of the season.  If you want one, please email [email protected].

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The Nats had a gut punch extra-inning loss on Wednesday afternoon.  Mark (From Philadelphia) & Al react to the 6-5 defeat where the Nationals blew a 5-1 late inning lead.

(05:00) The bullpen did not get it done as four relievers gave up a run.  Cole Henry took the loss after giving up a RBI leadoff single in the bottom of the 10th.

(09:45) Could Brad Lord have taken the mound late in the game?

(12:40) CJ Abrams launched a 3-run HR to put Washington up 5-1 for his first of the season.

(13:30) Dissection of Daylen Lile getting thrown out on the bases in each of the final two innings.

(18:00) Cade Cavalli had a much better outing than Opening Day as he only allowed one run in six frames.

(22:05) Friday is the Nats home opener against the two-time defending World Series Champion Dodgers.  Who will get the nod on the mound and what will the attendance be?

(30:30) Tim is joined by Robert K. Fitts, award winning author, who has extensively written about Baseball in Japan.  Robert talks about just how big Shohei Ohtani actually is in his native country. 

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The Nats lost 3-2 in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, but still are a game above .500. Mark (From Philly) & Al look react to James Wood's up and down start thus far, where he has contributed offensively, but also is tied for the MLB strikeout lead. Wood came through with a RBI double in the loss, but also had a pair of K's.

(13:40) Daylen Lile has carried over his impressive September into the beginning of this season.  Lile has been mostly been hitting cleanup and came through with a RBI single on Tuesday evening.

(17:00) Washington used an "Opener" to perfection as lefty reliever PJ Poulin set down the Phillies top of the lineup in order.  Zack Littell then entered the game and took the loss while giving up six hits in five innings of work.

(23:20) An evaluation of the starting rotation after the first time through all five guys.

(25:50) "ABS" (Automated Ball-Strike System) is here and has already made its presence felt across the sport.

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The Nats extended their strong start with a 13-2 victory in Philadelphia on Monday night.  Mark (From Citizens Bank Park) & Al note how this is the first time that the franchise has been two games over .500 since.... the summer of 2021!

(06:00) Joey Wiemer's streak of reaching base made it to ten consecutive plate appearances. Wiemer had two hits in the victory, part of the 17 hits that the offense collected.

(08:40) The Nationals properly pulled off the steal attempt in order to bring the runner home from 3rd (!)

(14:20) Seven Washington starters had multiple hits and Luis Garcia Jr. led the way with a trio of them.

(17:45) Foster Griffin impressed in his team debut on Monday night. Griffin allowed a pair of runs in five innings of work to earn the win.  The lefty spent the past few seasons in Japan after many different MLB stops to start his career.

(21:30) Brad Lord tossed three frames in the win and is establishing himself as potential force out of the 'pen.

(25:15) Mark's prediction was correct and the Nats will utilize an "Opener" on Tuesday night. PJ Poulin will start the game and it is possible that he will hand the ball off to Zack Littell. 

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