Nats vs Brewers Recap: Wild 8-6 Win by Washington

The Nationals traveled to Milwaukee and faced the Brewers on Sunday, April 12. Washington wanted to build its young pitching staff while Milwaukee tried to protect home turf. The game took place in Milwaukee and finished with a final score of Nationals 8, Brewers 6. Early innings were a back-and-forth battle with both starters working through trouble. By the fourth inning the game felt lively because both teams had already scored. This opening set the stage for a dramatic middle and late game full of big swings, daring base running, and a lead that kept changing.

The Brewers struck first in the third inning when Turang homered to left center. That blast traveled 378 feet with a 104 mph exit velocity and gave Milwaukee a 1–0 lead. In the fourth, Washington answered when Wood tied it with a right-field homer that flew 393 feet. Later in that inning, Abrams hit a sacrifice fly that scored García Jr., and Washington led 2–1. Milwaukee tied it again in the bottom of the fourth when Bauers homered to right. Both teams traded big swings and the scoring kept the game close through the early frames.

The middle innings changed the game in the seventh. Washington loaded the bases and Tena singled to score Young, making it 3–3. Mead followed with a single that scored Tena and pushed Wood to third, giving Washington a 4–3 lead. Then Wood stole home and Mead stole second, a daring play that made it 5–3. House added another run with a single to right, giving Washington a 6–3 lead. Milwaukee answered with Sánchez's three-run homer to tie it at 6. In the eighth, Ruiz singled in two runs and Washington held on to win 8–6 in a thrilling finish.