The Nats ended their four game losing streak with a 4-3 win on Saturday night in ten innings. Al recaps the Camden Yards victory over the Orioles that returns the Nationals to .500 in the standings.

(04:30) Foster Griffin was fantastic as he only gave up one unearned run in seven innings of work. Griffin lasted 112 pitches and struck out nine Orioles in his outing. The lefty's ERA is at 2.93 and he is firmly in All-Star Game consideration.

(07:30) The bullpen followed its recent routine of blowing a late lead. Justin Lawrence however notched the save in the bottom of the 10th in his first appearance with the team.

(15:30) James Wood was curiously lifted late in the game in favor of Jacob Young's glove in the bottom of the 8th. The slumping James Wood was went 0 for 4 w/ a trio of strikeouts.

(18:00) The red-hot Luis Garcia Jr. homered again and collected four hits in the win. Garcia's OPS this month is a jaw dropping 1.045.

(27:10) Tim is joined by Doug Foster, a descendant of Rube Foster, who created the Negro Leagues. Doug recently co-hosted a panel alongside Sean Gibson for Negro Leagues Night at Nationals Park.

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The Nats lost 3-1 on Friday night in Baltimore for their 4th consecutive loss. Mark (From Camden Yards) & Al recap the defeat that dropped the Nationals to below the .500 mark through 83 games played.

(05:20) James Wood threw out a runner at 3rd base and made another highlight worthy catch. Wood is currently slumping, but he did double on Friday evening. This leads to a discussion on the improved team outfield defense this season.

(11:40) Blake Butera has shown that he is willing to sacrifice defense for a shot at scoring runs. Jose Tena found himself in the outfield on Friday and Andres Chaparo took over at 3B.

(15:30) Andrew Alvarez was lifted in the 5th as he allowed two earned runs while issuing a trio of walks. Alvarez's ERA is currently at 3.44 after ten outings on the mound.

(20:20) Brad Lord bounced back a bit after Tuesday night's meltdown. He recorded eight outs and only allowed one Baltimore run.

(22:00) Updates on Trevor Williams and Jake Irvin.

(25:00) Foster Griffin will take the mound on Saturday night.

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The bullpen woes continued on Thursday night as an an early Nationals lead resulted in a 10-5 Phillies victory. Mark & Al convene after the 3rd straight loss that saw a reliever implode in the top of the 9th every step of the way. Washington is back to .500 through 82 games played this season.

(04:30) Blake Butera agreed with Mark's assessment that some relievers "pitched scared" while on the mound this week.

(07:00) Mitchell Parker gave up three runs while only recording one out. Parker's ERA is now up to 6.39 on the season.

(09:30) Bryce Harper homered in the 9th and then motioned to the Tarp's Off crowd after crossing home plate. Harper was adamant afterwards that it was his ring finger that he used to point to the crowd.

(18:00) The bullpen has given up the most homers in all of Baseball. Will Paul Toboni try to make a trade in July as opposed to wait until the Trade Deadline on August 3rd?

(25:00) Cade Cavalli pitched well as he did not give up any runs until the 6th. Butera afterwards told him that he looked like a #1 pitcher in the outing.

(28:00) The offense jumped all over Cy Young candidate Christophe Sanchez as they scored four runs in the bottom of the 1st. Curtis Mead homered off of Sanchez and ironically those two were traded for each other in the past.

(32:30) CJ Abrams still has a chance to start in next month's All-Star Game, but James Wood will only be able to make it as a reserved. Abrams and Mookie Betts were the top two vote getting shortstops in Phase 1 of the fan voting.

(35:30) Daylen Lile performed while with both the bat and glove on Thursday. Lile singled, doubled, and made a spectacular catch in LF.

(39:00) The Nationals visit the Orioles this weekend for a three game series. Washington took off two of three against Baltimore last month.

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