Nationals Sweep Brewers with 8-6 Victory

The Washington Nationals completed a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with an 8-6 victory on Sunday at American Family Field, marking their first series sweep against Milwaukee since April 2011. The win improved Washington's record to 7-8 while extending Milwaukee's losing streak to five games, dropping the Brewers to 8-7.

Keibert Ruiz delivered the decisive blow, lining a two-run single up the middle in the eighth inning off reliever Aaron Ashby to break a 6-6 tie. The hit scored CJ Abrams and Jacob Young, who had opened the frame with consecutive singles against Angel Zerpa before advancing on a sacrifice bunt by Jorbit Vivas. PJ Poulin earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, while Gus Varland pitched a perfect ninth for his first save of the season.

The game featured several momentum swings. Milwaukee starter Brandon Woodruff retired the first nine Nationals batters before Washington scored twice in the fourth on James Wood's solo home run, his fourth in seven games, and a run driven in by Abrams' sacrifice fly after an error allowed Luis Garcia Jr. to reach base. Brice Turang responded with solo home runs in the third and fifth innings for the...