Nationals Talk

Nats lose 5-1 to St. Louis. Bob & Tim discuss the start for Max Scherzer, Juan Soto late scratch, Carter Kieboom struggles, and look ahead to Stephen Strasburg's start Thursday.

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CONTAINS GAME OF THRONES SPOILERS RIGHT AWAY: Todd and Nats closer Sean Doolittle have full analysis of the most recent "Game of Thrones" episode and they somehow even find a way to tie it in to "Star Wars". They then get back to baseball (11:23), where Sean talks about his busy April and his take on the season so far.

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Join Bob and Todd for another postgame edition of the podcast after the Nationals' 3-2 loss to the Cardinals Tuesday night. Hear the latest on Anthony Rendon's injury status, where Dan Jennings took an Uber from for Tuesday's game, whether or not Erick Fedde could find himself a permanent role with the Nats, and a whole lot more in this episode.

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Nats lose 6-3 at home to St. Louis as the Cardinals scored all their runs in the 5th off of Patrick Corbin. Ryan & Todd recap the evening that saw Corbin get roughed up and the Nationals lose a series opener for the 9th time in 10 tries.

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Stop by for another edition of the Racing Presidents as this week's featured guest and baseball statistician extraordinaire Ryan Spaeder checks in to chat fun numbers with Bob and Chase. How have the Nationals been handling the Anthony Rendon ongoing injury situation? Is Erick Fedde a viable option to bolster the Nats' bullpen moving forward? What about the youthful movement in D.C. that produced an all-time moment on Sunday that MLB has never seen? Dive in for all this, and much more in this episode.

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The Nats overcome a 6 run deficit to win 7-6 in 11 innings against San Diego. Tim & Todd recap the rally that was capped by Matt Adams, the bullpen pitching 8 scoreless frames, should Erick Fedde stay on the roster, and more.

UP NEXT: Patrick Corbin vs. Michael Wacha and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals at 7:05pm Monday

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Todd Dybas and Ryan Wormeli recap the Nats' 8-3 extra inning loss to the Padres after the Nats' bullpen fell apart in the 10th inning. The Nationals have now lost 6 of their last 8 games.

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On a night the Nats returned home from a rough road trip, their struggles continued in a 4-3 loss to the San Diego Padres. Despite seven quality innings from Max Scherzer, who became just the 35th pitcher in MLB history to record 2,500 strikeouts Friday night, Washington fell for the fifth time in seven games. Todd and Bob detail Carter Kieboom's big debut, Sean Doolittle's unusual night, and a whole lot more in this postgame edition.

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Chase & Todd react to the news that the Nationals will be promoting star infield prospect Carter Kieboom to Washington. They explain where to expect him in the lineup and what it means for the roster overall.

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The guys convene as the road trip is over and the Padres are set to come to D.C. Trevor Rosenthal roller-coaster continues, latest on Anthony Rendon, and Max Scherzer gears up for Manny Machado's new club.

Then Craig Calcaterra, lead MLB writer for NBC Sports, joins the show to give his take on the Nats so far, and his answer for who currently the best pitcher on the planet.

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