CJ Abrams joins 30-30 club as Nationals rout Cardinals 9-1
CJ Abrams became the 52nd player to join the 30-30 club, Cade Cavalli threw his 200th strikeout of the year, and the Washington Nationals took down the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1 on Friday night. Abrams joined the Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong as the only players to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases this season. Cavalli (13-5) struck out the side in the first, and finished with six strikeouts and four…
Washington Nationals pitcher CJ Abrams became only the 52nd player to achieve the 30-30 club, joining Cubs legend Pete Crow-Armstrong as the sole player this season to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases. He is the second National to accomplish this feat, following Alfonso Soriano in 2006. Meanwhile, Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli struck out his 200th batter of the season in a 9-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
Cavalli's 200th strikeout came on his final pitch of the game, making him the fifth Nationals pitcher to achieve this milestone. He inked a four-year, $47 million contract extension just hours after the achievement. Abrams led the scoring with an RBI single and stole his 30th base, setting up a run scored on an errant throw by Cardinals catcher Leo Bernal.
Dylan Crews then homered twice in the third inning, and Yohandy Morales added a two-run double. Daylen Lile drove in the fourth run with a sacrifice fly, and James Wood added an RBI double in the sixth inning. Kyle Leahy allowed seven runs, six earned, on five hits and struck out one in the loss, while the Cardinals were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.
The Nationals will face off against Cardinals starter Michael McGreevy in the next game of the series on Saturday.
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