Cavalli’s Chance to Turn Things Around

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It's June 20th. This is Washington Nationals News Today, your AI-powered team coverage. Cade Cavalli is back on the mound for the Nationals today. He was supposed to pitch yesterday, but had to sit out due to food poisoning, which messed up the pitching clan.
Miles Mikolas ended up pitching instead, and it wasn't his best outing, giving up a lot of hits and runs. The Nationals pitching staff has been giving up a lot of home runs this season, ranking third in baseball for Dingers Alloud. Cavalli himself has had a few rough starts lately, with a higher earned run average and not pitching deep into games. But there's still hope for Cavalli. He's shown flashes of brilliance, especially with his strikeout numbers. Since mid-April, he's been racking them up, putting him in the top five in the National League for strikeouts per nine innings. Plus, he's been really good with his control lately, walking very few batters.
This game is also a chance for the Nationals to make some history.
They've won five straight road series and if they win today, they can tie a franchise record for consecutive road series wins. This hasn't happened since the Expos did it back in 1994 So, all eyes are on Cavalli today. He's facing a raised lineup that doesn't have much experience against him and he's got a shot to get back on track and help his team achieve a pretty significant milestone.