Game 23 on @natschatpodcast.bsky.social
* How they handled the Braves’ retaliation
* Butera’s decision to pull Irvin at 68 pitches
* What to make of the latest update on Gray
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Jake Irvin was pulled in the top of the 6th after just 68 pitches and the #Braves responded w/ 5 runs to take the lead for good:
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Game 22 on @natschatpodcast.bsky.social
* A surprising shutout
* Mikolas’ much-needed outing
* Our live reaction to Alvarez’s demotion while we were recording
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Andrew Alvarez flew in from Rochester on Sunday morning and after the game was sent back down to AAA. In between he earned the win in D.C. w/ over 4 shutout innings on the mound in the 3-0 win:
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The Nationals optioned Andrew Alvarez to Triple-A Rochester. Tough way for his uplifting day to end.
The #Nats had a string of head scratching miscues in Saturday's 7-6 extra inning defeat at home:
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The #Giants were all over Zack Littell and the #Nats struggles at home continued on Friday night:
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Not going well
James Wood's RBI single in the top of the 10th put the #Nats ahead for good in Thursday's 8-7 victory to split the series in Pittsburgh:
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The #Nats & Jake Irvin fell behind right away and then ended up getting shutout for the first time this season on Wednesday night in Pittsburgh:
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Tim @natschatpodcast.bsky.social as always with the outstanding production value, the highlights mixed in, and today the chants of Cueto!"
Excellent.
Game 17 on @natschatpodcast.bsky.social
* Abrams taking it to another level
* Is this how they’re going to use Mikolas now?
* Parker’s potential as a multi-inning reliever
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Mitchell Parker immediately impressed on the mound after being called up from AAA in Tuesday night's 5-4 win in Pittsburgh:
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Game 16 on @natschatpodcast.bsky.social
* Cavalli’s command woes
* Abrams’ success vs Skenes
* The plan tonight with Mikolas/Parker
* Rochester update from @joshwhetzel.bsky.social
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Cade Cavalli was pulled in the bottom of the 2nd in the #Nats 16-5 loss to the Pirates on Monday night:
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Game 15 on @natschatpodcast.bsky.social
* A rare sweep in Milwaukee
* How they’re maximizing matchups
* Who needs bullpen roles?
* What could’ve been in an alternate 2026
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For the 1st time in 20 years, the #Nats swept the Brewers in Milwaukee.
Our recap of Sunday's 8-6 victory:
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Sweep!
That, folks, is the Nationals' first sweep in Milwaukee since June 2-4, 2006. The winning pitchers in that series: Ramon Ortiz, Bill Bray and Tony Armas Jr.
Foster Griffin took his shutout in the 6th and the bullpen got the job done in the #Nats 3-1 Saturday night win in Milwaukee:
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Don’t worry @markzuckerman.bsky.social, I’m making sure we have our quota of Marks representing @natschatpodcast.bsky.social here in Milwaukee. Let’s go @nationals.com!
Game 13 on @natschatpodcast.bsky.social
* Small ball!
* The technology that helped House
* Irvin labors but bullpen thrives
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James Wood had 4 hits in Friday night's 7-3 #Nats victory in Milwaukee:
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Game 12 on @natschatpodcast.bsky.social
* How they used Mikolas/Lord
* What to watch for on the next road trip
* Memories of Davey Lopes
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The #Nats had very little offense on Wednesday afternoon in their 6-1 loss in the rubber match vs. the #Cardinals:
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Game 11 on @natschatpodcast.bsky.social
* Any answers to bullpen problem?
* Cavalli: Effective but inefficient
* Positive offensive trends
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Tuesday night was another game where the #Nats bullpen could not protect the lead in the late innings:
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Abrams/ Wood/ Cavalli / Lile / Irvin on display in 2026 #Nats #Nationals
