Milwaukee Brewers at Washington Nationals
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Nasim Nuñez drives in 2 as Nationals beat Brewers 3-2 to avoid sweep
José Tena had an RBI triple for Washington, which improved to 4-12 at Nationals Park.
Nationals right fielder James Wood lost Gary Sánchez’s fly ball off Gus Varland in the sun for a one-out single in the ninth. Richard Lovelady came on and, after giving up a single to Jake Bauers, retired Garrett Mitchell on a grounder that scored pinch-runner Blake Perkins. Lovelady then struck out Brandon Lockridge for his first save.
Zack Littell (1-4) allowed a run over 3 2/3 innings after PJ Poulin opened with two scoreless frames.
Lockridge had a double and a single for the Brewers, who had won three straight.
Milwaukee's Logan Henderson, recalled Sunday from Triple-A Nashville, allowed two runs on three hits over six innings in his second start of the season. Henderson (0-1) was perfect through four innings. He didn't walk a batter and struck out eight, including the last three hitters he faced.
Neither team homered in the series.
Joey Ortiz gave the Brewers a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly in the fifth.
In the bottom half, Abrams led off with an infield single for Washington's first hit. He stole second and scored on a single by Nuñez. Tena tripled to right-center and the Nationals led 2-1.
Abrams led off the seventh with a single and scored when Nuñez singled through a drawn-in infield.
Nationals first baseman Luis García Jr. left in the sixth with right wrist soreness.
Nationals: RHP Cade Cavalli (1-1, 3.82) pitches the series opener Tuesday against RHP Taj Bradley (3-1, 2.85) of visiting Minnesota.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Lockridge struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Mitchell grounded out to second, Perkins scored, Jones to second. |
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9th Inning | Jones ran for Bauers |
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9th Inning | Bauers singled to right, Perkins to third. |
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9th Inning | Lovelady relieved Varland |
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9th Inning | Perkins ran for Sánchez |
Statistics
 MIL |
 WSH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 14 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 4 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 2 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 29 | At Bats | 30 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 7 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 121 | Pitches | 104 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Total Bases | 10 |
| 33 | Plate Appearances | 31 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 0.5 | Runs Created | 2.3 |
| .138 | Batting Average | .233 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .172 | Slugging Percentage | .333 |
| .103 | Secondary Average | .167 |
| .188 | On Base Percentage | .258 |
| .360 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .591 |
| 1.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.6 |
| 14.0 | Batter Rating | 24.5 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.67 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.35 |
| .034 | Isolated Power | .100 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.11 |
| .061 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .032 |
| -.034 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.067 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.2 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 65.3 | MLB Rating | 74.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 17,220 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee |
- | 23 | W3 | 0.63492066 | 40 |
 St. Louis |
5 | 28 | W4 | 0.5555556 | 35 |
 Pittsburgh |
7.5 | 32 | L3 | 0.5151515 | 34 |
 Chicago |
7.5 | 32 | L1 | 0.5151515 | 34 |
 Cincinnati |
9.5 | 33 | L4 | 0.484375 | 31 |
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 21 | W3 | 0.6818182 | 45 |
 Philadelphia |
9.5 | 30 | W1 | 0.53846157 | 35 |
| Washington |
12 | 33 | L1 | 0.5 | 33 |
 Miami |
14 | 35 | W2 | 0.46969697 | 31 |
 New York |
15.5 | 36 | W1 | 0.44615385 | 29 |