YoYo Homers in Winning Debut

The Nats beat the Braves 9-5 on Tuesday night to open a two game series in Navy Yard.  Al & Mark note how the team has won five of its past six games and their 67th victory of the season surpasses last season's total. Can they go 13-8 down the stretch to reach the 80-win plateau?

(11:00) Yohandy "YoYo" Morales was a triple shy of the cycle in his MLB debut.  His first MLB hit was a homer and he came very close to hitting a 2nd one, but it hit off the top of the wall. Morales was drafted in the 2nd Round of the 2023 Draft.

(18:00) Jared Simpson also impressed in his MLB debut as he tossed three scoreless innings.  Simpson took the mound in the top of the 5th and struck out a trio of Braves along the way.

(22:00) CJ Abrams had two hits while playing SS in the victory and Brady House doubled off a right-handed pitcher.

(25:00) Jake Irvin only lasted four innings despite giving up just two runs. Any chance he could moved to the bullpen next year?

(28:00) James Wood is expected to come off the IL on Wednesday afternoon vs. Atlanta.

(32:00) Paul Toboni met with the media prior to the game on Tuesday and of course CJ Abrams' defensive positioning came up.