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08/13 17:40 CDT Cade Cavalli takes a no-hitter into 7th inning as the Nationals
rout the Cubs 7-0
Cade Cavalli takes a no-hitter into 7th inning as the Nationals rout the Cubs
7-0
By PATRICK STEVENS
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) --- Cade Cavalli took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and
the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 on Thursday to avoid a
three-game sweep.
Michael Busch delivered the Cubs' lone hit with an opposite-field bloop single
to left with two outs in the seventh. The Nationals Park crowd then applauded
Cavalli, who was trying to throw Washington's first no-hitter since Max
Scherzer did it twice in 2015.
Cavalli (10-5), who turns 28 on Friday, retired the first 15 batters before
walking Dansby Swanson to open the sixth. Swanson was quickly erased on Michael
Conforto's double-play grounder.
Cavalli walked Swanson again with two outs in the eighth, but struck out
Conforto looking to finish his day. The right-hander struck out 10 while
setting career highs in innings (eight) and pitches (103).
Clayton Beeter worked a perfect ninth for Washington.
The Nationals didn't muster a baserunner against Kevin Gausman (6-11) until
Abimelec Ortiz's one-out single in the fourth. Two pitches later, Dylan Crews
laced an RBI double to left-center.
Washington's first two men in the fifth reached base before Andrew Pinckney's
sacrifice fly. After CJ Abrams singled, Ortiz hit a three-run shot to
right-center to make it 5-0. Daylen Lile added an RBI single later in the
inning to end Gausman's day.
Ortiz has four homers in 11 games this season and hit .389 (7 for 18) with
three homers and seven RBIs during the Nationals' six-game homestand.
Gausman allowed six runs in 4 2/3 innings while striking out seven in his
second start since joining the Cubs from Toronto at the trade deadline.
Up next RHP Clay Holmes (4-5, 2.86 ERA) makes his second start as a Cub as Chicago returns home Friday to begin a three-game series against St. Louis. LHP Andrew Alvarez (2-3, 3.76) starts Friday as Washington opens its three-game series at the New York Mets. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next RHP Clay Holmes (4-5, 2.86 ERA) makes his second start as a Cub as Chicago returns home Friday to begin a three-game series against St. Louis. LHP Andrew Alvarez (2-3, 3.76) starts Friday as Washington opens its three-game series at the New York Mets. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
