Bell Homers Again in 4th Straight Win

The Nats scorching start to September continued on Tuesday night as they held off the Marlins 7-5 for a 4th straight victory.  Mark (From South Florida) & Al take note that Washington is now within striking distance of both Atlanta & Miami in the NL East.  The Nationals are six wins behind the Marlins with 18 games remaining.

(06:30) Josh Bell crushed a 3-run HR in the top of the 1st for his 4th homer in the past three games.  Bell is now up to 20 HRs on the season and it is now plausible that he could be back in 2026.

(10:10) Daylen Lile also went deep and his past few months are becoming reminiscent of Joey Meneses back in 2022. Lile's OPS is now up .777 and he is just behind CJ Abrams in that category.

(14:40) The catching situation continues to have its obstacles as Riley Adams got hit in a tough spot.  He was replaced by Jorge Alfaro, who himself suffered a similar fate in the bottom of the 9th.  Alfaro stayed in the game, but Andres Chaparro was waiting in the wings as the team's emergency catcher.

(17:30) Mitchell Parker had a real solid outing as he pitched into the bottom of the 8th.  It is the longest the lefty lasted since all the way back to April 22nd.

(23:00) Washington led 7-2 entering the bottom of the 9th and the inning turned into a bit of a circus.  Jose A. Ferrer was needed to relieve Cole Henry for the final out as the Marlins unexpectedly brought the tying run to the plate.

(27:15) Sorting through reports about the Nationals search for a new Head of Baseball Operations. Carter Hawkins, Cubs GM,  is among those who apparently have interviewed for the position.