Baltimore Orioles at Washington Nationals
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Cavalli takes shutout into 7th, Ruiz drives in 5 as Nationals reach .500 with 13-3 win over Orioles
Jacob Young and Brady House also homered for the Nationals, who were 0-15 in games in which they were a win away from a .500 record after being 20-20 on May 14, 2024. They won the first game of a doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox that day, but lost the nightcap — and have been trying to reach .500 again since.
Cavalli (2-2) hadn't allowed a run until giving up back-to-back solo home runs to Samuel Bassallo and Tyler O'Neill to lead off the seventh. It was the second time in his 21 career starts, and first this season, that the right-hander pitched into the seventh. Cavalli allowed three runs, eight hits and struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings.
Ruiz, who was a triple shy of the cycle, hit a three-run homer off Chris Bassitt (3-3) to give the Nationals a 3-0 lead in the second. It was the Nationals catcher's third home run in his last five games.
Clinging to a 4-3 lead entering the seventh, the Nationals broke it open with seven runs. House hit an RBI double and scored on a fielder's choice. Ruiz added to his big day at the plate with a two-run double. Young hit a three-run homer to make it 11-3.
House added a two-run homer in the eighth to cap the big day for Washington's offense.
Bassitt allowed four runs and six hits in five innings for Baltimore.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Ward flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Handley struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Handley hit for Henderson |
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9th Inning | Jeremiah Jackson challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jeremiah Jackson called out on strikes. |
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9th Inning | Coby Mayo challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Coby Mayo walks. |
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9th Inning | Schultz relieved Ribalta |
Statistics
 BAL |
 WSH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 13 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 13 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 2 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 13 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 38 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 16 | Runners Left On Base | 21 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 5 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 21 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 144 | Pitches | 164 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 3 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 17 | Total Bases | 27 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 43 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 8 |
| 5.2 | Runs Created | 10.9 |
| .278 | Batting Average | .342 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .333 |
| .472 | Slugging Percentage | .711 |
| .278 | Secondary Average | .526 |
| .316 | On Base Percentage | .419 |
| .788 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.129 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 5.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 11.8 |
| 31.0 | Batter Rating | 86.0 |
| 18.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 12.7 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.79 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.81 |
| .194 | Isolated Power | .368 |
| 0.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.80 |
| .053 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .093 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .184 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 26.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.8 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 83.3 | MLB Rating | 119.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 40,559 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
- | 24 | L1 | 0.60655737 | 37 |
 New York |
1 | 26 | L1 | 0.5873016 | 37 |
| Baltimore |
8 | 34 | L1 | 0.47692308 | 31 |
 Toronto |
8 | 34 | W1 | 0.47692308 | 31 |
 Boston |
10.5 | 35 | W1 | 0.43548387 | 27 |
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 21 | W2 | 0.6769231 | 44 |
 Philadelphia |
9.5 | 30 | L1 | 0.53125 | 34 |
| Washington |
11 | 32 | W2 | 0.50769234 | 33 |
 Miami |
14 | 35 | W1 | 0.46153846 | 30 |
 New York |
15.5 | 36 | L1 | 0.4375 | 28 |