The Nats were clobbered 11-2 by the Red Sox in their annual 11:05AM 4th of July home game. Mark & Al discuss Lucas Giolito's great outing for Boston, in what was his first start in Navy Yard since 2016. The Nationals traded him that offseason to the White Sox as part of a deal that landed Adam Eaton.

(06:00) Michael Soroka had an ugly stat line as he gave up seven runs off of nine hits in just four+ innings of work. Soroka was pulled in the 5th while struggling against Boston's collective 3rd at-bats.

(16:15) The Nats went 0 for 5 w/ RISP in the loss. Keibert Ruiz singled in his return from the IL after he was on the 7-day concussion IL. As part of the roster movement, Drew Millas was optioned to AAA-Rochester.

(18:00) Trevor Williams was placed on the 15-day IL one day after his start vs. Detroit due to a right elbow sprain. It is unclear who will replace him in the rotation.

(21:00) Wednesday's doubleheader has forced the need for a starter on Sunday vs. Boston. Could it be Cade Cavalli?

James Wood announced prior to the game that will be in this year's Home Run Derby field and then followed it up with a dominant performance. Al examines Wood's 5 hit night in the Nats 9-7 win over Detroit; which sealed a second straight series. Wood homered for the 23rd time this season and singled four times.

(06:00) The offense exploded with 15 hits and three drawn walks. Paul DeJong capped the 5-run 1st inning with a 3-run shot, his first with the franchise.

(08:10) Jake Irvin struggled again in the top of the 1st where he allowed three runs. Irvin then bounced back to throw five straight scoreless frames.

(10:45) Al takes notice to eyebrow raising Davey Martinez's postgame comments.

**(15:15) Tim discusses LSU Kade Anderson's with LSU legend Ben McDonald. The Nats own the top pick in the July 13th MLB Draft and Anderson is considered by many to be the likeliest choice.

The Nats & Tigers split their Wednesday doubleheader in D.C. Al & Mark recap both the 11-2 Detroit rout and the 9-4 Nats comeback in Game 2.

(03:40) Washington scored six runs in the bottom of the 8th to defeat the Tigers in the nightcap. Nathaniel Lowe & Josh Bell combined for 7 RBIs in the victory and each had crucial hits in the decisive frame.

(09:00) Paul DeJong got the start on Wednesday night at 3B and saw brief action in the opening game of the doubleheader at SS. It was DeJong's first Big League action since he took a pitch to the face in Mid April.

(13:15) MacKenzie Gore did not have his best on Wednesday, but gutted his way through five plus innings of work in Game 2. Gore only struck out two Tigers in his no decision effort.

(17:00) Trevor Williams had another bad outing as he gave up seven runs off of nine hits. Williams only lasted three innings in Game 1 and needed 54 pitches in order to get out of the top of the 1st, where Detroit scored six runs.

(28:40) Andry Lara was the team's 27th player for the day and he responded with three shutout innings of work after getting called up from AA-Harrisburg. The 22 year-old has struggled this season in the minors and his overall ERA is at 7.71.

(32:05) Wednesday night was the debut of the AARP jersey patch sponsorship deal. What took so long?

The Nats ended their West Coast trip on a good note by rallying for 7-4 win at the Angels on Sunday afternoon. Mark (From Anaheim) & Al recap the extra inning victory that saw Washington tie it up in the 9th and score three runs in the top of the 11th.

(05:10) James Wood amazingly became the first player in franchise history to draw four intentional walks in a single game. Wood is the player to be purposely walked that many times in a game since Barry Bonds.

(12:45) C.J. Abrams had an excellent game in the leadoff spot as he knocked in three runs. Abrams tied the game in the 7th with a double and added a RBI triple in the decisive 11th. Jacob Young also had a solid game as well offensively.

(20:15) Brady House had a RBI double, but more importantly flashed leather at a crucial time.

(26:00) Kyle Finnegan was barely used on this road trip, but he did toss the final three victorious innings on Sunday in Anaheim.

The Nats took the the lead into the bottom of the 7th, but the game quickly was flipped upside down in the 8-2 Saturday night loss in Anaheim. Mark (From Orange County) & Al wonder why Kyle Finnegan was not utilized while facing the heart of the order in the 7th, when the Angels scored six runs against the beleaguered bullpen.

(13:40) Michael Soroka handed the 'pen a lot to work with as he only allowed one run in six innings of work. Sorry to resurface this sort of topic, but should Washington trade Soroka at the deadline?

(21:15) C.J. Abrams's homer and Riley Adams RBI double were the only sources of offense. James Wood & Nathaniel Lowe each had a pair of hits in the defeat.

(24:05) Win or lose on Sunday, June 2025 will go down as one of the worst months in franchise history as they have only won six games this month.

The Nats brought their bats to Anaheim as they out-slugged the Angels 15-9 on Friday night. Mark (From Orange County) & Al break down the 19 hit performance where the offense scored in seven different frames.

(6:10) A trio of Nationals had three hits in the win. C.J. Abrams, Luis Garcia Jr., and Nathaniel Lowe all came through at the plate on Friday night. Lowe has had a hot road trip as he has eight hits in the past seven games.

(13:00) Luis Garcia Jr.'s defensive struggles continued in the series opener as he committed an error in what was a sloppy team effort. The hosts evaluate his statistical regression in the field this season compared to 2024.

(17:30) Jake Irvin did not pitch well as he gave up eight runs off of nine hits in just over four innings of work. Irvin's WHIP is now up to a troubling 1.30 with a 4.73 ERA.

(22:30) The bullpen picked up the slack as they did not allow any Angel runs. Brad Lord recorded five outs and his ERA is down to 3.28 on the season.

(27:10) Keibert Ruiz was transferred to the 7-day concussion IL and needs to be cleared by a Dr. in order to return.

(29:45) More bad news from Derek Law as his arm was sore following his rehab outing in AAA this week. Law has been shut down for the weekend and the current aim is for him to pitch on Wednesday next week.

The Nats limped into the midpoint of the season as they were shutout 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon in San Diego. Mark (From Petco Park) & Al have another hard luck MacKenzie Gore loss to recap as the offense yet again let down their lefty Ace. The bats have only mustered ten runs in the past seven Gore starts. Gore struck out six Padres and still leads the NL in strikeouts.

(13:30) Former Nationals prospect Nick Pivetta struck out ten Nats in seven innings of work. Pivetta was traded to Philadelphia in the infamous 2015 Jonathan Papelbon trade.

(19:30) This contest was the end of a brutal stretch for the Nats as they had to play 16 games in as many days, with cross country travel in between. Washington really struggled these past few weeks and went 3-13.

(24:20) Josh Whetzel's weekly update from AAA-Rochester. Hear the latest from Derek Law's rehab stint, Cade Cavalli latest outing, and more.