The Nats split the series in Pittsburgh by emerging with a 8-7 extra-inning win on Thursday afternoon. Mark (From PNC Park) & Al run through the seesaw affair, that was scoreless after four innings of play.

(05:20) The offense scored eight runs despite going 1 for 14 w/ RISP. The Pirates were a big help in that department as they committed four errors, including some terrible defense in the Nationals four-run top of the 5th inning. James Wood's RBI single in the top of the 10th to break the tie was the only RISP to come across the plate.

(10:00) CJ Abrams reached base four times for the second straight day. This time he singled, walked twice, and was hit by a pitch in the victory. Abrams OPS is now up to 1.191, the highest in the National League.

(13:40) Foster Griffin's outing was going well until he allowed four Pittsburgh runs in the bottom of the 5th. Griffin struck out seven hitters on 89 pitches and is currently sporting a 3.05 ERA through four starts.

(16:45) Six relievers were needed to finish out the victory. Colin Beeter blew the save in the 9th, but Oscar Ribalta escaped the 10th inning jam to close it out.

(24:00) Reliever Richard Lovelady was recently acquired off of waivers from the Mets. The lefty has been in the majors since 2019 and has a career ERA of 5.25.

(27:10) Washington went an impressive 5-2 on the road trip. They open up a seven game home stand on Friday night vs. the Giants; with the Braves coming into D.C. on Monday.

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The Nats were blanked for the first time this season on Jackie Robinson Day across MLB. Mark (From Pittsburgh) & Al discuss the 2-0 defeat, where the Pirates scored both of their runs in the bottom of the 1st.

(04:20) CJ Abrams reached base four times in a game with very few base runners. Abrams singled, walked, and was hit by a pitch on two separate occasions. Abrams' OPS so far is a staggering 1.175, which is the 2nd highest in the sport, only behind Yordan Alvarez.

(14:30) Irvin retired 13 of the final 16 batters he faced in the loss. Irvin continues to get roughed up in the 1st inning and has allowed seven runs in that opening frame over the course of four starts.

(18:15) Brad Lord took over for Irvin and lasted for three innings on the mound. Lord was the only reliever needed; giving the rest of the bullpen the day off during this endless stretch of games.

(24:00) Keibert Ruiz is struggling at the plate and has done a poor job of challenging ABS calls.

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The Nats bullpen inherited a lead and held on for good in Tuesday night's 5-4 win over the Pirates. Mark (From Pittsburgh) & Al begin with CJ Abrams, who continued his recent surge with a solo homer and two other hits.

(08:00) James Wood drew pair of walks out of the leadoff spot, but did strike out three times. Brady House came through with a single and a double in the victory.

(12:45) The offense is averaging 5.8 runs per game through 17 games.

(14:30) Miles Mikolas took over for the Opener PJ Poulin and lasted for three plus innings. Mikolas' ERA thus far is an astounding 11.49 in four appearances.

(19:00) Mitchell Parker had an excellent outing just hours after being activated to the Washington roster. Parker tossed two shutout innings and struck out five Pirates in the process.

(26:30) The Nationals are 8-9 and will try and get to .500 on Wednesday evening. Jake Irvin will take the mound in Pittsburgh.

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