Cavalli & the Nats Shutout the Rockies

The Nats blanked Colorado 8-0 on Wednesday afternoon for a rare shutout in Coors Field. Mark (From Denver) & Al convene following another road series win by Washington to finish their West Coast road trip at 4-2.

(04:00) Cade Cavalli tossed six shutout frames to drop his ERA to 3.58 for the season. Cavalli struck out eight Rockies and he has the 7th most Ks in the National League (127).

(12:10) Eddie Yean & Max Kranik combined to pitch the final three innings in the victory. This was Yean's first appearance since getting called back up from Rochester.

(17:30) The Nationals broke the game wide open with six runs in the top of the 7th. It was nightmare inning for the Rockies defense as they committed three errors in the frame.

(19:00) CJ Abrams gathered four hits to conclude his red hot road trip. Abrams is one of only six NL hitters with an OPS above .900.

(22:30) Luis Garcia Jr. homered for the 21st time to put the team up 5-0. Al points out the unusual contractual quandary that Garcia Jr. is in as he is due to be a Free Agent following the 2027 season.

(28:00) Washington welcomes in Arizona on Friday evening to begin their six game home stand. The Diamondbacks are a game and a half ahead of the Nats for the final wild card slot.

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