{"id":44390,"date":"2026-08-14T13:18:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44390"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:18:26","slug":"cade-cavalli-takes-a-no-hitter-into-7th-inning-as-the-nationals-rout-the-cubs-7-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44390","title":{"rendered":"Cade Cavalli takes a no-hitter into 7th inning as the Nationals rout the Cubs 7-0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/08\/13\/Cubs_Nationals_Baseball_93767_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/cade-cavalli\/\">Cade Cavalli<\/a> took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/washington-nationals\/\">Washington Nationals<\/a> beat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/chicago-cubs\/\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> 7-0 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Busch delivered the Cubs\u2019 lone hit with an opposite-field bloop single to left with two outs in the seventh. The Nationals Park crowd then applauded Cavalli, who was trying to throw Washington\u2019s first no-hitter since Max Scherzer did it twice in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Cavalli (10-5), who turns 28 on Friday, retired the first 15 batters before walking Dansby Swanson to open the sixth. Swanson was quickly erased on Michael Conforto\u2019s double-play grounder.<\/p>\n<p>Cavalli walked Swanson again with two outs in the eighth, but struck out Conforto looking to finish his day. The right-hander struck out 10 while setting career highs in innings (eight) and pitches (103).<\/p>\n<p>Clayton Beeter worked a perfect ninth for Washington.<\/p>\n<p>The Nationals didn\u2019t muster a baserunner against Kevin Gausman (6-11) until Abimelec Ortiz\u2019s one-out single in the fourth. Two pitches later, Dylan Crews laced an RBI double to left-center.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/multimedia\/collection\/cade-cavalli-takes-no-hitter-7th-2026-08\/\" target=\"_blank\">PHOTOS: Cade Cavalli takes a no-hitter into 7th inning as the Nationals rout the Cubs 7-0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\/>\n<p>Washington\u2019s first two men in the fifth reached base before Andrew Pinckney\u2019s sacrifice fly. After CJ Abrams singled, Ortiz hit a three-run shot to right-center to make it 5-0. Daylen Lile added an RBI single later in the inning to end Gausman\u2019s day.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ortiz has four homers in 11 games this season and hit .389 (7 for 18) with three homers and seven RBIs during the Nationals\u2019 six-game homestand.<\/p>\n<p>Gausman allowed six runs in 4 2\/3 innings while striking out seven in his second start since joining the Cubs from Toronto at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<h3>Up next<\/h3>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>RHP Clay Holmes (4-5, 2.86 ERA) makes his second start as a Cub as Chicago returns home Friday to begin a three-game series against St. Louis. LHP Andrew Alvarez (2-3, 3.76) starts Friday as Washington opens its three-game series at the New York Mets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"permission\" style=\"padding-top: 25px;\">\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.\n                        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cade Cavalli took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 on Thursday to avoid a three-game sweep. Michael Busch delivered the Cubs\u2019 lone hit with an opposite-field bloop single to left with two outs in the seventh. 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