Cavalli Blanks the Cubs
The Nats avoided the sweep on Thursday afternoon as they shutout the Cubs 7-0. Mark & Al have plenty of flowers to throw at Cade Cavalli as he took a no-hitter into the 7th inning. Cavalli ultimately pitched eight innings and struck out ten along the way. Cavalli is now up to 151 strikeouts on the season, which is the 7th highest in the NL. (10:00) Blake Butera says he will not stand in the way of a no-hitter unless the pitch count situation is egregious. (14:00) Cavalli is sporting a 3.36 ERA for this season and has improved mightily since he struggled against the Cubs on Opening Day…
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