The Cavalrymen are just 1.5 wins behind the ABL north-east division leaders after their 7-5 victory at Narrabundah Ballpark on Saturday night.

Despite a stop-start season, with players coming and going, along with the smoke from the NSW bushfires, they've won three straight against Auckland to wrap up the series.

But Cavalry manager Keith Ward has called on his team to push for the clean sweep.

It would bring them within 0.5 win of Tuatara with just one series to play before finals.

It would also give them breathing space from the third-placed Brisbane Bandits.

"We're playing quality baseball at the right time of the year right now and it doesn't matter what sort of a lead you've got in the standings things can change in a two-week period," Ward said.

"We can control our own destiny. We've got five games to go and we want to try and win all five.

"We said from day one we've got a team that's capable of making the play-offs and right now it's up to them.

"There's no looking over our shoulders. There's no looking at other results.

"It's in our hands and I'm confident we can keep rolling with it and get through to the play-offs."

The Cavalry always seemed in control of the game after they shot out to a 6-1 lead.

That was largely due to second-base Cam Warner.

He's become a crucial cog in the Cavalry offence, averaging .333 for the season.

Warner produced two two-run singles to put the home side on top after four innings.

Ward was happy for the 25-year-old, who is in his third ABL season since starring in USA college baseball.

Warner played for Texas Christian University in the heralded College World Series back in 2017.

"Four RBIs. Look, he's been swinging the bats really well all year for us," Ward said.

"This is the Cam Warner we know and love. Probably fair to say the first couple of years he's had solid seasons, but hasn't played to his potential.

"I think that he's really let everyone know that this is the real Cam Warner.

"The guy we've been expecting the last couple of years. I'm just really happy and pleased for him that he's been able to come out and show everybody the reason why he had such a great college career, and got to the College World Series."

Auckland first-base Jared Walker opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first, but Cavalry outfielder Tucker Nathans drove in base-racer Robbie Podorsky to level it.

Then Warner stepped up after Podorsky brought home Robbie Perkins.

Cavalry starting pitcher Shinichi Ohnuki put in a solid shift, until he got into a bit of trouble in the top of the sixth.

Tuatara outfielder Won-Seok Kim took advantage, smashing a three-run homer to make a game of it.

Ohnuki finished up with four runs from his six innings pitched, with five hits, three walks and two strikeouts.

Cavalry catcher Chuckie Robinson drove Zach Wilson home to re-establish the Cavalry's control.

But then a Kim solo shot off reliever Steve Kent cleared the dugouts after the Cavalry took exception to a bat flip.

It points to a fiery fourth-and-final game at The Fort on Sunday. Not to mention a massive one in the context of the season.

Frank Gailey is set to start for the Cavalry.

He's coming back from an oblique problem that ruled him out of the series against Geelong-Korea.

AT A GLANCE

TUATARA 100 003 001 5R 6H 1E

CAVALRY 130 200 10x 7R 9H 0E