Nuñez Steals the Record in Afternoon Victory from Nats Chat

Nuñez Steals the Record in Afternoon Victory

38 minutes Posted Sep 24, 2026 at 2:06 am.

) It was a victorious Bullpen game that opened with Richard Lovelady on the mound. Brad Lord had the most usage of any of the six relievers as he lasted 3.1 IP. Lord struck out a trio of Tigers on 49 pitches in what seems like his best role.

) Yovanny Cruz notched the save as he recorded the final four outs. Cruz entered in an 8th inning jam and struck out Spencer Torkelson to keep the 3-run lad intact.

) YoYo Morales' 2-run homer in the top of the 6th put the Nats up 3-0. Morales has a .930 OPS in 43 at-bats this month in the majors. This leads to a discussion about his defensive options moving forward.

) CJ Abrams' RBI single put Washington the board and was his 103rd RBI of the season. Abrams got the start at 2B for the 2nd straight day in Detroit.

) Nasim Nuñez stole 2nd base to set the Nationals record and moments later swiped his 49th bag. Nuñez broke the mark set a few seasons ago by CJ Abrams.

) The negative with Nuñez is that his slugging percentage is just .242 this season.

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The Nats took the series with a 4-2 victory on Wednesday afternoon in Detroit. Mark (From Comerica Park) & Al examine the team wrapping upits road campaign with a winning road trip in St. Louis & Detroit. Washington finished the season with a 38-43 record on the road as they had a stretch where they lost 21 of 23 away games this summer.

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