Civalli Dominates, Drama Flares | MLB News

Cade Civalli obliterated the Red Sox with a career-high 13 strikeouts over seven innings, leading the Nationals to an 8-1 rout that snapped Boston’s five-game win streak — but not without drama when benches cleared after a heated exchange with Willson Contreras, resulting in multiple ejections. Civalli threw 100 pitches while allowing just one hit and one unearned run. The Nationals offense exploded in the later innings, fueled by James Wood’s RBI single and double, Luis García Jr.’s two-run double, and CJ Abrams’ eighth-inning homer. Red Sox starter Connelly Early exited early with elbow discomfort, setting up a showdown between Nationals’ Andrew Alvarez and Red Sox’ Payton Tolle. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4ff13461f18b0350