Wood's Inside-the-Park Grand Slam Sparks Comeback from Nats Chat

Wood's Inside-the-Park Grand Slam Sparks Comeback

38 minutes Posted May 20, 2026 at 6:18 am.

) Paul Toboni met with the media on the same day that Dylan Crews joined the Big League Club. Toboni addressed what he has recently seen from Crews and why now is the right time to call him up. Crews went 1 for 4 on Tuesday night while playing in CF and hitting sixth in the lineup.

) What to expect the outfield to look like now that Crews is up and Joey Wiemer has been sent to AAA.

) Toboni answered plenty of questions regarding the decision to send Brady House to Rochester. It was pointed out just how much House has struggled against right-handed pitching this year.

) Was Crews called up too early to make his MLB debut back in 2024?

) Foster Griffin was terrible in the beginning of his start as New York led 5-0 by the top of the 2nd. Griffin however settled down and was able to make it through five innings of work.

) Brad Lord tossed three innings to get to the 9th and Richard Lovelady closed it out from there. Lovelady bounced back after getting hit hard as the Opener on Sunday against the Orioles.

) Will Andrew Alvarez continue to stay on the roster?

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The Nats trailed by five runs right away, but completely flipped the script on the Mets for a 9-6 win on Tuesday night. Al & Mark examine James Wood's Inside-the-Park Grand Slam in the bottom 2nd to cut the deficit to just one run. Wood has 13 homers this season, tied for 3rd most in the NL, but leads all of MLB in runs scored.

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