Wood Homers Again in Afternoon Defeat

Wood Homers Again in Afternoon Defeat

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

April 24, 2026 · 35 min · Episode 890

About this episode

The episode discusses the Nationals' loss to the Braves, highlights Cade Cavalli's performance, and features an interview about a new AAA Ballpark in Richmond.

The Nats lost 7-2 to the Braves on Thursday afternoon to conclude another disappointing home stand. Al examines the bullpen meltdown in the top of the 7th where Atlanta scored four runs to break the tie. Gus Varland & Cionel Perez were the culprits in the pivotal frame. (08:10) Cade Cavalli struck out 10 in just five innings for his best outing of the season. Cavalli gave up two runs and his ERA dropped down to 4.01. (14:00) Mark gives a quick update on Riley Cornelio, one of the organization's top pitching prospects, who will join the Nationals on Friday in Chicago. (16:30) James Wood homered for the 10th time, which has him atop the NL. CJ Abrams hit his 7th homer of the year in the bottom of the 4th. (21:40) The Nationals will start a two city road trip tomorrow night at the White Sox before moving to the Mets on Tuesday. (23:45) Tim is joined by Bob Black, the Voice of the Richmond Spiders, to talk about the new AAA Ballpark in Richmond and if one day the Nats could get an affiliate there.

People in this episode

Hosts: Al, Tim, Mark Zuckerman, Al Galdi

Guest: Bob Black

Topics covered

  • Nats loss
  • bullpen performance
  • Cade Cavalli
  • James Wood
  • AAA Ballpark
  • road trip

Keywords

  • Nationals
  • Braves
  • Cade Cavalli
  • James Wood
  • CJ Abrams
  • AAA Ballpark
  • Richmond Spiders
  • road trip

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Richmond Spiders, Nationals, Braves

Places: Chicago, Mets, Richmond

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