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Cade Cavalli is quietly putting together one of the most dominant stretches of pitching in the National League right now. The Washington Nationals right-hander followed up a one-hitter with eleven strikeouts across six scoreless innings Wednesday night, leading Washington to a six-nothing win over Texas. Back-to-back masterclasses from a pitcher who is absolutely locked in.
Over in Seattle, the Mariners needed a bounce-back and they got one. Just twenty-four hours after one of the ugliest losses in recent memory, Seattle went into Milwaukee and took care of business, seven to five over the Brewers. Taylor Ward did early damage with an RBI single off Dustin May, and the Mariners never looked back. Sometimes the best medicine is just getting back on the field.
And in the Premier League transfer market, Manchester City are still chasing their Rodri replacement. With the Spanish midfielder now officially at Barcelona, the pressure is on Enzo Maresca to land Lille's Ayyoub Bouaddi, and the latest signals suggest a deal is close but not done. City cannot afford to let this drag into the season with a gap in the engine room.
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