The Nats grabbed a rare home series victory after Sunday's 10-7 win over Arizona. Al & Mark have an avalanche of team news to sort through in this edition as Curtis Mead was traded to Boston late on Saturday evening.
(06:45) Washington acquired lefty starter Connelly Early from the Red Sox in exchange for Mead. Early is currently on the 15-Day IL for elbow inflammation, but Paul Toboni laid out an encouraging timeline for his return this season. Early is a rookie with a 3.44 ERA in 17 starts in 2026.
(15:30) How does this affect Foster Griffin as the Trade Deadline approaches on Monday August 3rd?
(19:40) Projecting the potential starting rotation of the future for the organization after trading for Early.
(23:00) CJ Abrams continues his red-hot stretch with a pair of homers in Sunday's win. Abrams now has 27 homers and leads all of MLB with 82 RBIs.
(25:30) James Wood also went deep twice and is up to the 30 homer plateau. Wood surpassed Juan Soto on Sunday for the highest OPS in all of the NL at .953.
(29:00) Brady House was called up from AAA on Sunday morning following Mead being traded away. House immediately was impactful as he doubled twice and drove in an insurance run while starting at 3B. House had an OPS of .842 while spending two months with Rochester.
(32:00) Miles Mikolas only lasted four frames while serving as the true starting pitcher on Sunday. Mikolas allowed three runs and his ERA now sits at 5.65.
(34:00) Five relievers were needed in order to preserve the victory.. Matt Krook began the inning with a five-run lead in the top of the 9th, but needed Clayton Beeter to take over for his 10th Save of the season.
(38:00) Max Scherzer is returning from the IL on Monday and will take the mound at Nationals Park for the visiting Blue Jays on his 42nd birthday. Scherzer has had a rough season as he has a 10.23 ERA in six starts.
(43:00) The Nats trail Arizona by just one game for the final wildcard spot.
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