MLB

Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals

· Major League Baseball
Philadelphia Phillies
70-53, 33-32 Away
Final
0 - 2
Washington Nationals
50-73, 24-37 Home

Rookie Cade Cavalli earns first MLB victory as Nationals beat NL East-leading Phillies 2-0

James Wood whacks a 2-run double for Washington

Cavalli struck out five and scattered seven hits over seven innings for Washington. The last-place Nationals have won three of four.

Trea Turner had three hits for NL East-leading Philadelphia, which was shut out for the eighth time this season and lost for the fourth time in five games.

Cavalli (1-0) was Washington’s first-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft and debuted in August 2022. He made only one start with the Nationals because of a shoulder injury, and didn’t make it back to the majors until Aug. 6, after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2023.

In his third start with Washington this season, Cavalli allowed only one runner to reach third. The 27-year-old right-hander retired the final eight batters he faced and needed only 90 pitches for the longest outing of his career.

Washington didn’t get a runner past second against Phillies starter Taijuan Walker (4-6) until the fifth inning, when Dylan Crews walked and moved to third on Brady House’s single. Both runners scored when Wood doubled into the gap in right-center.

Jose Ferrer pitched two innings for his second save. After J.T. Realmuto singled with one out in the ninth and advanced to second on an error by Wood, Ferrer got Brandon Marsh to ground out on one pitch and then struck out Harrison Bader to end it.

Walker allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out three.

Key moment With runners on the corners in the fourth, Cavalli coaxed Max Kepler’s double-play grounder to shortstop to escape the jam.

Key stat Cavalli has not allowed a run in 11 1/3 innings over two home starts this season.

Up next Philadelphia RHP Aaron Nola (1-7, 6.16 ERA) comes off the injured list to make his first start since May 14. He faces Washington LHP Mitchell Parker (7-13, 5.55) as the four-game series concludes Sunday.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Bader struck out swinging.
9th Inning Marsh grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Realmuto singled to left, Realmuto safe at second on fielding error by left fielder Wood.
9th Inning Harper grounded out to first.
8th Inning Adams flied out to center.
8th Inning Abrams picked off first.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
16 Ground Balls 14
7 Strikeouts 4
0 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
8 Hits 7
0 Stolen Bases 2
0 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
0 Runs 2
1 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 29
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
13 Runners Left On Base 12
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 1
10 Fly Balls 11
1 Caught Stealing 0
114 Pitches 109
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
10 Total Bases 8
33 Plate Appearances 31
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
2 Extra Base Hits 1
1.5 Runs Created 2.4
.242 Batting Average .241
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.303 Slugging Percentage .276
.030 Secondary Average .172
.242 On Base Percentage .290
.545 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .566
1.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.3
1.5 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 2.8
12.0 Batter Rating 19.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.45 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.52
.061 Isolated Power .034
0.00 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.50
.000 Walks Per Plate Appearance .065
-.212 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.069
0.0 Runs Produced 4.0
0.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
68.8 MLB Rating 72.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Nationals Park

Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 36,042 | Capacity:

2025 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia - 60 W2 0.5862069 85
New York 9 69 L4 0.5241379 76
Miami 19 79 L2 0.45517242 66
Atlanta 20 80 L1 0.44827586 65
Washington 24.5 84 W4 0.41666666 60
Full Standings