Nats Slug 5 Homers in Easy Arizona Win

About this episode

The Nats dominate the Diamondbacks with a 14-1 victory, highlighted by five home runs and standout performances from Luis Garcia Jr. and James Wood.

The Nats pounded the Diamondbacks 14-1 after hitting five homers on Friday night. Mark (From Arizona) & Al open with Luis Garcia Jr. who went deep twice; including a Grand Slam to make the game a rout. Garcia's OPS is .745 with seven homers on the season. (10:00) James Wood homered for the 17th time this year which is tied for 2nd most in the NL. (12:00) Jorbit Vivas ended his RISP woes w/ a pair of hits. Vivas got the nod at 3B and made a nice defensive play in the win. (17:00) TGIF - Foster Griffin earned the victory by only allowing one run in five innings of work. Griffin was removed due to back tightness, but Blake Butera did note that the large lead played a role in the decision. (24:45) Updates on injured pitchers DJ Herz & Jake Irvin. (28:00) Josh Whetzel, the Voice of the Rochester Red Wings, gives a report from AAA. Hear the latest on Yo Yo Morales, Brady House, and Abimelec Ortiz.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Zuckerman, Al Galdi

Guest: Josh Whetzel

Topics covered

• baseball
• Washington Nationals
• Arizona Diamondbacks
• home runs
• player performance
• injuries
• AAA baseball

Keywords

• Nats
• Diamondbacks
• home runs
• Luis Garcia Jr.
• James Wood
• Foster Griffin
• injuries
• AAA baseball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rochester Red Wings, Arizona

Places: Arizona

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