Nats Chat · Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi, Blue Wire

Wood, House, & Abrams Lead the Late Charge

April 7, 2026·31 min·2 clips

When asked his favorite moment of the night — the three-run homer or robbing Nolan Gorman's homer — James Wood chose the robbery, saying the Nationals had challenged him to be known for more than just hitting.

The show opens with Walters, the familiar bar across from Nationals Park. Mark Zuckerman is at the ballpark. Al Galdi joins him from the podcast side. Washington's 9-6 win over St. Louis is the frame for the conversation. James Wood grabs attention right away. He first robs a homer in center field. Then he comes back with a screaming line-drive three-run homer. That shot ties the game at 6-6. C.J. Abrams adds another late homer and the offense keeps rolling. The call keeps coming back to how hard the ball was hit. Brady House becomes the other major subject. He finishes with five total bases. One of those came on a two-run homer to center. Statcast had it at 423 feet with a 110 mph exit velocity. He also adds two doubles. His night includes a close play at home plate after a leadoff double. Blake Butera challenges the call. Zuckerman thinks House was probably out. House also makes a diving stop at third base. The discussion treats his better pitch selection as the real development, not just the stat line. The show ends by pointing ahead to Tuesday night, with Cade Cavalli lined up to start.

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A sharp postgame read on Wood, House, and Abrams that turns one game into a broader Nationals conversation.

This Nats Chat episode treats Washington's 9-6 win over the Cardinals as more than a loud comeback. James Wood stands out by robbing a homer and then answering with a three-run blast, while Brady House keeps building a case as a real development story with his bat, his two…

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You want the late surge that flipped Washington's 9-6 win, not a generic recap.

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