MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ATHLETICS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS GAME ID: 2204 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2027 - GAME LOG   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Athletics (69-78) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 6 0 Washington Nationals (86-63) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 X 7 7 0

Nationals Drop Athletics, 7-3 The Washington Nationals picked up a win at Nationals Park, knocking off the Athletics, 7-3. On the mound for Washington was right-hander Cade Cavalli. He played a key role in the triumph. The winning pitcher was Cavalli, now 15-4. He tossed 6.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 7. The Nationals, at 86-63, sit in first place in the National League East Division. Though it wasn't a flawless game -- few are -- the fans who filled the stands at Nationals Park seemed to enjoy watching the National League action. Cavalli called the win "a collective effort."

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Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI Z. Gelof 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .244 20 64 N. Kurtz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .268 33 91 S. Langeliers C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .255 26 67 T. Soderstrom DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 16 60 J. Wilson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 11 45 J. Suwinski CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 16 57 D. Harris 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .400 0 2 L. Butler RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 13 50    a-B. Lavastida PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 1 8    b-C. Thomas RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 1 4 E. Ruiz LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 3 15 Totals 32 3 6 3 0 8 5       a - B. Lavastida pinch hit for L. Butler in the 8th b - C. Thomas substituted for B. Lavastida in the 8th BATTING Home Runs: S. Langeliers (26, 7th Inning off C. Cavalli, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Gelof (20, 8th Inning off P. Poulin, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: Z. Gelof 6 , S. Langeliers 4 , J. Suwinski , D. Harris 2-out RBI: Z. Gelof Team LOB: 2 BASERUNNING CS: Z. Gelof (6) FIELDING PB: S. Langeliers Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI N. Nunez SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .248 1 29 D. Crews RF 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .230 17 45 J. Wood DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .290 31 90 C. Abrams LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 44 114 B. House 3B 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .258 30 95 L. Garcia Jr. 1B 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .276 23 65 B. Lowe 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .251 29 80 H. Ford C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 8 37 J. Young CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 11 49 Totals 31 7 7 7 4 8 5       BATTING Home Runs: B. House 2 (30, 2nd Inning off L. Severino, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off L. Severino, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Garcia Jr. (23, 2nd Inning off L. Severino, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Wood (31, 5th Inning off L. Morales, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Lowe (29, 8th Inning off H. Harris, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: D. Crews , J. Wood 4 , B. House 8 , L. Garcia Jr. 4 , B. Lowe 4 , H. Ford 2-out RBI: J. Wood , B. Lowe Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wood , C. Abrams , J. Young Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING SB: D. Crews (22) , H. Ford (17) FIELDING Double Plays: 1 (Ford-Nunez)

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Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA    L. Severino L (5-12) 4.1 5 3 3 0 4 3 18 88 4.53    L. Morales 2.2 1 2 2 3 4 1 12 51 5.65    H. Harris 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 15 2.28    J. Sterner 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2.93    PITCHING Game Score: L. Severino 45 Batters Faced: L. Severino 18, L. Morales 12, H. Harris 4, J. Sterner 1 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Severino 5-4, L. Morales 2-2, H. Harris 2-0, J. Sterner 0-1 Pitches - Strikes: L. Severino 88-57, L. Morales 51-26, H. Harris 15-8, J. Sterner 3-3 WP: L. Morales Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA    C. Cavalli W (15-4) 6.1 4 1 1 0 7 1 22 87 2.82    P. Poulin 1.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 7 24 2.87    C. Beeter 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 2.35    PITCHING Game Score: C. Cavalli 68 Batters Faced: C. Cavalli 22, P. Poulin 7, C. Beeter 3 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cavalli 8-3, P. Poulin 1-4, C. Beeter 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: C. Cavalli 87-58, P. Poulin 24-18, C. Beeter 15-11

GAME NOTES

Player of the Game: Cade Cavalli Ballpark: Nationals Park Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph Start Time: 6:45 PM ET Time: 3:18 Attendance: 26866