Bregman Homers 3 Times in Rout of the Nats

The Nats were beaten 12-6 by the Cubs on Wednesday night to drop to four games below .500. Al & Tim dig into the defeat that saw Alex Bregman go deep three times against three different relief pitchers.

(05:00) Jackson Kent made his MLB debut as he was called up from AAA. Kent struck out six Cubs, but issued five walks as he pitched into the top of the 5th.

(08:30) Four relievers were need to pick up the slack, but no one fared that well.  Trevor Williams ate up the final three innings to avoid having to pitch a position player in the top of the 9th.

(14:00) Abimelec Ortiz crushed a third deck HR late in the game while pinch-hitting for Andres Chaparro.  Ortiz was inserted into the lineup once Chicago put a righty on the mound.

(17:00) Should CJ Abrams be in the leadoff spot instead of Dylan Crews while James Wood is on the IL?  Crews went 0 for 5 on Wednesday night while Abrams was in the cleanup spot.

(25:00) Cade Cavalli will start on Thursday afternoon as he has 141 strikeouts so far this season.

(27:30) Tim shares his conversation from last month with Miles Mikolas following the benches clearing brawl in Fenway Park.  Mikolas shares insights on what sometimes actually happens in those situations.  Mikolas was officially DFA'd on Wednesday after Kent was called up.