Washington Nationals Star SS CJ Abrams Continues His INSANE 2026 With Historic Slugging

Washington Nationals’ playoff hopes waver after CJ Abrams’ power surge isn’t enough in a wild 8-7 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Is the bullpen unraveling at the wrong time, or can reinforcements like Jake Irvin and Eddie Yean steady the ship? Ryan Clary spotlights Abrams’ historic home run pace, questions looming over Miles Mikolas and Andrew Alvarez in the rotation, and the impact of upcoming roster moves as the trade deadline nears. The NL East landscape comes into focus with the Phillies’ and Braves’ windows narrowing, while Miami and New York face their own struggles. Key topics include bullpen management, the urgency of beating struggling teams like Colorado, and the intrigue around Cade Cavalli’s next start. Can the Nationals remain contenders as the playoff race tightens? 00:00 Nationals vs. Rockies series analysis 03:32 Nationals' offensive strategy discussion 07:22 Nationals struggle in clutch moments 13:20 Trea Turner's Phillies contract issues 16:06 Braves and Mets trade strategies 18:06 Nationals trade deadline strategy 23:17 Gabriel Hughes' Impressive Pitching Stats 24:49 Cade Cavalli's recent performances Follow Ryan Clary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ryanclary11 Follow Locked On Nationals on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LO_Nationals   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!   Amazon This Back To School Season, spend less on your kids, with Amazon. With Amazon’s low Back To School Prices, just spend less on your kids. Because every dollar you don’t spend on them, is a dollar you haven’t spent on them.    Odoo Great organizations win because operations matter. And that’s why you should get Odoo. Try for free today at https://Odoo.com/lockedon.   Stance Check out the ICON collection from Stance—premium comfort, performance, and durability designed for whatever your day brings.  Use promo Code LOCKEDON at checkout for 20% off your purchase.  Learn more at https://Stance.com. Stance. The Official Sock Partner of Major League Baseball. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at https://Indeed.com/podcast   KALSHI For a limited time, download the Kalshi app and use code LOCKEDON to get ten dollars when you trade ten. Kalshi. Trade on anything. Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Join all the action at https://FANDUEL.COMto play Daily Dingers and make your free pick on who’s hitting a homer this MLB season.    FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.