WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Cade Cavalli pitched five solid innings and CJ Abrams had three hits to lead the Washington Nationals to an 8-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park.

Cavalli (4-4) allowed four hits and three earned runs with five strikeouts in five innings to earn the win. Luis Castillo (2-6) took the loss, giving up seven hits and two earned runs over 5.2 innings while striking out four.

Washington scored three runs in the first inning on an RBI single by Abrams, a triple from Daylen Lile and a single by Dylan Crews. Seattle answered with three in the fifth on Mitch Garver’s RBI single and a two-run homer by Colt Emerson, his sixth.

The Nationals regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth on Luis Garcia Jr.’s two-run homer, his ninth. Washington added three more in the seventh on RBI singles by Abrams and Jose Tena.

Brad Lord pitched two scoreless innings in relief for Washington. Seattle managed eight hits to Washington’s 10. Attendance was 30,004. The game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes. Seattle fell to 37-35, while Washington improved to 36-35.