The Phillies had a baserunning miscue in both of the first two innings. Trea Turner doubled down the right-field line to lead off the game and then tried to steal his third base in two days. Cavalli caught him before throwing a pitch to Kyle Schwarber, stepping off the rubber and easily throwing Turner out at third.

Cade Cavalli earned his first major league victory, James Wood hit a two-run double, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.

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Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler was placed on the 15-day injured list Aug. 16 with a blood clot near his right shoulder.

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But Walker has a pretty solid glove of his own. After Riley Adams singled to open up the home half of the second, a comebacker from Luis García Jr. turned into an out at second. A double play then ended the inning. With yet another smooth, unconcerning frame from Walker, the era of good feelings between the fanbase and Walker continued.

The Phillies' outfield situation is far from stellar, which made Harrison Bader being their only trade deadline addition to that unit frustrating. As underwhelming as the group is, Castellanos might be the worst of the bunch. In fact, his -0.9 fWAR is tied for dead last among 159 qualified position players. It's been that bad.

There's no doubt the Philadelphia Phillies are one of the best teams in Major League Baseball. While they have clear weaknesses that rears its ugly head and fru