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Cade Cavalli Joins Elite with Back-to-Back 10-K

5/1/2026

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Cade Cavalli struck out 10 batters in a 14-2 win over the Mets on April 29.
He repeated the feat with 10 strikeouts in five innings against the Atlanta Braves on April 23.
The back-to-back games made Cavalli the fifth Nationals pitcher—after Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Patrick Corbin and Gio González—to record 10 strikeouts in consecutive outings.
Through seven starts he holds a 3.82 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 30.2 innings.

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Cade Cavalli struck out 10 batters in a 14-2 win over the Mets on April 29.
He repeated the feat with 10 strikeouts in five innings against the Atlanta Braves on April 23.
The back-to-back games made Cavalli the fifth Nationals pitcher—after Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, Patrick Corbin and Gio González—to record 10 strikeouts in consecutive outings.
Through seven starts he holds a 3.82 ERA with 38 strikeouts in 30.2 innings.