Washington D.C. - The Washington Nationals will face the Cincinnati Reds at the start of a three-game weekend series. Usually, a Friday night game towards the end of August with a team out of the playoff picture wouldn't garner much attention. However, tonight's game will feature the major league debut of RHP Cade Cavalli.
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Cavalli, 24, was the No. 22 overall selection in 2020. The Oklahoma native and former Sooner have enjoyed a solid season in Triple-A Rochester, where he’s notched a 3.71 ERA with a 25.9% strikeout rate, a 9.7% walk rate, and a 43.1% grounder rate. Cavalli has gotten more comfortable in Triple-A and gotten stronger as the season wore on, after some rocky outings throughout his first 13 trips to the mound.
The Washington Nationals return home from a six-game West Coast road trip to San Diego (2–2) and Seattle (1–1) for a six-game homestand against the Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics. The Nationals earned the series split with the Mariners on Wednesday afternoon thanks to a go-ahead ninth-inning home run by Ildemaro Vargas. The 3-3 road trip was the Nationals' third .500 or better in their last five road trips, joining June 21-26 at Baltimore and Texas (3-2) and July 22-27 at Arizona and Los Angeles (NL) (3-3).
Game Notes
- In 19 games since making his Major League debut on Aug. 2, Joey Meneses is hitting .324 (24-for-74) with two doubles, six home runs, eight RBI, three walks, and 13 runs scored.
- RHP Cade Cavalli will get the start tonight. He faces the Reds in his Major League debut today and will be the seventh player (fifth first-round pick) from the 2020 Draft to make his Major League debut.
- Washington's bullpen has pitched to a 2.01 ERA (9 ER/40.1 IP) with 48 strikeouts and a .158 opponents' batting average over the last 11 games. The bullpen has issued just four walks with 20 strikeouts over the last five games.
- A Nationals starting pitcher has not been credited with a win since Josiah Gray on July 6 at Philadelphia - a span of 41 games. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, 41 straight games played without earning a win by a starting pitcher is the longest such streak in Major League Baseball history.
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Game Details
- Cincinnati Reds (48-75) vs. Washington Nationals (42-83)
- LHP Mike Minor (2-10; 6.44 ERA) vs. RHP Cade Cavalli (0 -0; -.--ERA)
- Friday, August 26, 2022 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | Game #126 / Home #64
- Nationals Park, Washington D.C.
- TV: MASN | Radio: 106.7 The Fan / Nationals Radio Network
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