Nats broadcast reacts to walk-off HR with silence

It's been a rough few days for the Washington Nationals. One night after they were on the wrong side of a walk-off grand slam by the Cubs, the Nationals again relived the misery of losing on a walk-off home run - this time, against the Cardinals.

The Nationals MASN broadcast of Bob Carpenter and F. P. Santangelo could not have made a call more indicative of how Nationals fans are feeling right now. That's because when Paul DeJong launched a 3-1 pitch into the left-field bullpen, the Nationals broadcast went silent.

We hear, "3-1 pitch to a guy with power," followed by the crack of the bat. The Nationals announcers did not say another word for nearly a full minute. Instead, viewers were treated to the raw stadium noise. It was surreal, and the crew reacted to Matt Carpenter's three-run homer in the eighth inning with a similar silent treatment.

The loss had the Nationals trailing the first-place Braves by seven games in the NL East standings.

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