Lile & Ford Homer in Cavalli's Win
The Nats opened the homestand with a 5-3 victory over the Reds on Friday night. Tim & Al begin by wondering if the team is still considered part of playoff contention as they trail the Phillies by 5.5 games for the final wildcard spot. (06:00) Cade Cavalli struck out out eight Reds and pitched into the 7th inning. Cavalli is up to 141 strikeouts for the season and the question will be how many starts does he get down the stretch. He did struggle a bit though as he gave up seven hits and three of them were solo Cincinnati homers. (12:00) Yovanny Cruz rescued Cavalli in the top of the 7th to…
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