CJ Abrams joins 30-30 club as Nationals rout Cardinals 9-1
CJ Abrams joined the 30-30 club and Cade Cavalli threw his 200th strikeout of the season as the Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1. Abrams joins Pete Crow-Armstrong as the only players to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases this season. Cavalli struck out the side in the first and finished with six strikeouts and four hits in five innings. His 200th strikeout came on his final pitch of the night.
The Nationals scored three runs in the first, and Dylan Crews added a two-run homer in the third. The Cardinals were eliminated from playoff contention.
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