MIAMI, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 8 - The Washington Nationals had another amazing performance tonight, tying their best offensive output of the season. Cade Cavalli earned the win, while the offense exploded throughout the game to increase the team's September record to 6-1.

Cade Cavalli set the tone on the bump and earned the win with a sturdy five innings, navigating early traffic while trying to settle in. Cavalli kept the damage to a second-inning RBI single. He ran into more trouble in the fifth, as a quick double and single brought in another run. Miguel Cairo did not push him deep into the game, ending Cavalli’s night after five innings. He allowed six hits, two runs, one walk, and he struck out a hitter as well. From there, Washington turned it over to righty Orlando Ribalta, who shoved two scoreless frames (2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K) to bridge the gap while the lineup kept bringing runs in. Shinnosuke Ogasawara allowed some garbage-time damage as Miami clawed back with a four-run eighth and a solo homer in the ninth, but the game was all-but-over by then, and the Nats closed out a 15–7 win on the road.

The bats bludgeoned the Marlins’ pitching from the second inning on, piling up 19 hits and four homers. Luis García Jr. jump-started things with a 413-foot solo shot in the second. Dylan Crews delivered an RBI single in the fourth and added on in the fifth with a three-run monster homer to cap a six-run frame that chased starter Janson Junk, albeit he was gone before the homer. Josh Bell (who was also the hero on Sunday) stamped the exclamation points: an RBI single in the fifth, a two-run blast in the sixth, and another two-run shot in the seventh, finishing 4-for-6 with two homers and six RBIs. Add multi-hit nights from CJ Abrams (2 R), James Wood (3 H, RBI), García Jr. (2 H, 3 R), and Riley Adams (2 H, RBI), plus table-setting from Daylen Lile and Robert Hassell III, and Washington’s lineup looked relentless from top to bottom.

It is also worth noting that it seems as if Washington’s plate approach has improved in the last few weeks. After Sunday’s win, outfielder Robert Hassell III shared some insight as to how the late rally got put together.

Big picture, this is the exact kind of statement win that sustains momentum in September, even if the team itself is not going to the playoffs. With three straight victories and now 59 wins on the record (six this month already), Washington continued to show the offensive depth of its youth movement. Crews and Wood stacking quality at-bats alongside established producers like Bell and Abrams. Cavalli’s third win (now 3–1) is another encouraging checkpoint in his post-injury ramp-up; pairing his five-and-dive efficiency with Ribalta’s clean bridge underscored a half-decent blueprint even as the bullpen fights late. The Nationals also evened this season series with Miami heading into the final three meetings this week, and perhaps most importantly, validated that when the power shows up (four homers, 35 total bases), they can pull away from anyone, even on the road.

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The series will continue tomorrow as lefty Mitchell Parker will face off against Adam Mazur and the Marlins at 6:40 PM. Parker’s last start still left room for improvement, but it was a welcomed step from his previous outings. Time will tell if he can keep the momentum going as the team looks to improve to 7-1 in September.