Cavalli takes shutout into 7th, Ruiz drives in 5 as Nationals reach .500 with 13-3 win over Orioles

— Cade Cavalli took a shutout into the seventh inning, Keibert Ruiz homered and drove in a career-high five runs and the Washington Nationals reached the .500 mark for the first time in two years with a 13-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on...
May 16, 2026, 07:48 pm - AP
BAL
WSH
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03100072-13130
C. Cavalli
win

C. Cavalli2-2

6.1 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 8 K, 0 BB
C. Bassitt
loss

C. Bassitt3-3

5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

BALWSH
2ndRuiz homered to right (366 feet), Abrams scored and Nuñez scored.03
3rdAbrams doubled to right, Wood scored.04
7thBasallo homered to right (376 feet).14
7thO'Neill homered to left (402 feet).24
7thWard singled to left, Taveras scored, Henderson to second.34
7thHouse doubled to left, Wood scored.35
7thOrioles challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Daylen Lile reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Brady House scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd.36
7thRuiz singled to left, Abrams scored and Lile scored, Nuñez to second.38
7thYoung homered to left (391 feet), Ruiz scored and Wiemer scored.311
8thHouse homered to left (369 feet), Mead scored.313
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