Cubs overpower Nationals in 8-6 win

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What was the overall outcome of the Cubs vs. Nationals game?

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Rahimi Harrison Grody. Of course I follow Mark Grody on Twitter. I I love you guys and I'm thrilled

Mark Grote 0:06

to be here. I've been listening to the score for many, many, many

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years. Middays 10 to 2 on 1043, the score. The payoff pitch. Crow Armstrong drills one deep in the air to right. This is long gone. It bangs off the facade of the upper deck. Wow! Solo shot PCA and it's now three to two for Crow Armstrong. That's his 27th home run of the year. What's up, everybody?

Vinny Rotino 0:36

Yeah, that was also Picrow Armstrong's longest home run of the year. That is Zach Zaidman on the call. The Cubs and Nats played a barn burner. I can't say I was surprised because we made the ridiculous proclamations that they were going to get somewhere around eight runs each for the series. It was an eight to six final. We are well on our way. Cubs now 20 games above 500 at 70 and 50.

How did Crow Armstrong’s home run change the momentum of the game?

Vinny Rotino 1:01

fifty and this was one of those games, Mark, where you needed every bit of offense to survive.

Mark Grote 1:07

A relentless game for the Cubs. It was one of those like it felt like the early season Cubs where there was no lead which felt like it was out of control. Like Showday did not have his best night.

Vinny Rotino 1:19

No.

Mark Grote 1:20

But it just felt like the Cubs were gonna be relentless with their at-bats. I mean, even the the Pete Crow Armstrong home run, he had like what he has been doing seemingly since he had this revelation at the plate, the way he works counts is a thing of beauty. He fell behind in that count, eventually worked it to two and two, and then blasted it off the facade for four hundred and thirty-seven feet. So that was something to see. And if you want Wanna talk about working at bats low key? I loved the it a simple Dansby Swanson bases loaded walk.

Vinny Rotino 1:54

Yes, that was crucial in this game.

Mark Grote 1:57

Made it six three at the time, a three two count, fouled off a couple pitches, I think, when it got to the brink at a full count. Like that was kind of a thing of beauty and just these plate appearances by these Cubs has just been beautiful to watch lately.

Vinny Rotino 2:11

You're right about that. And I I can't agree with you more because there was a time in this season where I thought that a basis loaded appearance for Dan T. Swanson would result in and out. Yeah. And he's been working counts and I think he's you know, he's not gonna be this this whiz bang hitter that we saw against the Mets to go off for eleven RBIs, but you still produce one there and one that you needed.

Why was Dansby Swanson’s bases‑loaded walk a turning point for the Cubs?

Vinny Rotino 2:33

And when we say it was an eight to six ballgame, you're facing The best offense in baseball. The Nationals have the most runs to their name in all of baseball. Yeah. And so I think that that was a really good example of how this team is lengthening its lineup in ways that you might not expect, but that are very successful. Uh productive outs in the fourth inning, Michael Conforto with the sacrifice fly. Just different ways to bring runners around that help.

Mark Grote 2:56

Alex Bregman with the home run, and he is, don't look now. We do this all the time with Alex Bregman, but coming into the game, Bregzi hitting 350 over the previous 14 games, and we know to have that guy hot means absolutely everything to this team. So that was sweet to see as well. Yeah, the Cubs did it in every single possible way last night in terms of the way they score their runs.

Vinny Rotino 3:22

Yes, they hit they hit themselves out of jams. And that's and that's really what happened. And that Dansby Swanson walk was with two outs. Yeah. So there was a time where that would have ended the inning and then you don't get anything. And I just I can't agree with you more. I think that that's a real sign of what we're seeing. Also Alex Bergman's home run, I don't know if it was the way the camera followed it or if it was just what the trajectory of the ball was, but it looked like it was flat and I didn't think it was gonna go anywhere and then it almost

What role did Jacob Webb play in preserving the win in the ninth inning?

Mark Grote 3:49

Yeah, it was kind of like a weird, weird line drive thing, kind of a curveball out of the park, but you take every one of those. I have to give credit though, Layla, to Jacob Webb. This guy, this guy comes in for the four-out save. As a matter of fact, he was the bailout for Ryan Zephyrjon, who apparently struggled.