Nats Give up 4 Homers in Defeat

Nats Give up 4 Homers in Defeat

From Nats Chat by Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi, Blue Wire

June 3, 2026 · 35 min · Episode 926

About this episode

Mark and Al discuss the Nats' defeat against the Marlins, highlighting key player performances and managerial decisions.

The Nats lost 7-3 for the second straight night against visiting Miami. Mark & Al discuss the defeat that included the Marlins hitting three straight homers in the top of the 5th and some questionable decisions by Manager Blake Butera along the way. (04:30) Richard Lovelady had an adventurous scoreless outing. Lovelady issued three walks, but worked around the trouble in two frames on the mound. (06:00) Miles Mikolas then took over and allowed three straight homers in the top of the 5th. Mikolas settled down, but surprisingly began to top of the 97 MPH on the radar. Amazingly, Mikolas threw harder on Tuesday night than he had in years. (10:30) Mitchell Parker relieved Mikolas in the 9th and the Marlins lead ballooned to four runs. Parker did not help himself as he threw to 1st base instead of home on a squeeze bunt with runners on the corners. (17:30) Drew Millas exited after suffering a "lip laceration" while sliding into 3rd base and Keibert Ruiz came in to replace him. (24:00) A breakdown of Butera's decision to pinch hit Jose Tena for Jacob Young. Tena did not get a hit and he then played in RF for the rest of the game. (32:00) Washington looks to avoid the sweep on Wednesday…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Zuckerman, Al Galdi

Topics covered

  • baseball
  • Nats
  • Marlins
  • game analysis
  • manager decisions
  • player performance

Keywords

  • Nats
  • Marlins
  • homers
  • Blake Butera
  • Richard Lovelady
  • Miles Mikolas
  • Mitchell Parker
  • Drew Millas
  • Jose Tena

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marlins, Nats

Places: Miami

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