Bullpen Falters After Alvarez's Gem

The Nats lost 5-1 on Saturday afternoon to the visiting Pirates.  Al & Mark convene after the offense was only able to muster one run in the defeat.

(06:00) Dylan Crews had multiple instances of aggressive and heads up base running in the bottom of the 6th. His play that inning is emblematic of the kind of player Crews wants to be.

(13:10) Andrew Alvarez was superb on Saturday as he tossed six shutout innings in his third Big League start.

(22:40) Washington's 1-0 lead evaporated in the top of the 8th and the Pirates off score four runs in that frame off of Cole Henry and PJ Poulin.

(28:05) Josiah Gray threw just shy of two innings for AA-Harrisburg on Saturday.  Will he make it to Washington in 2025?