BREWERS

Yelich hits 16th HR, Brewers top Nats 7-3 for 6th win in row

May 8, 2019 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich hit his major leading-leading 16th home run and the Milwaukee Brewers won their sixth straight game, beating the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Wednesday. The Nationals lost all three at Miller Park, marking the first time they’ve been swept this season, and have dropped four in a row overall. Washington loaded […]

BREWERS

Cain opens floodgates and Peralta rebounds in relief, as Brewers shut out Nationals

May 7, 2019 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — Lorenzo Cain’s three-run double with two outs in the seventh inning broke a scoreless tie and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 6-0 Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. In an effort to get pitcher Freddy Peralta back on track, Brewers manager Craig Counsell went with the “opener” concept, bringing in […]

BREWERS

After long travel delay, Nats lose 5-3 to Brewers

May 6, 2019 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A long night and day of travel for the Washington Nationals got even worse when they wasted a pair of leads, made four errors and lost to the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 Monday night. The Nationals’ charter flight was delayed eight hours as the plane sat on the tarmac at Philadelphia because of […]

SPORTS NEWS

Washington opens 3-game series at Milwaukee

May 6, 2019 Associated Press

Washington Nationals (14-19, fourth in the NL East) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (20-16, third in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Monday, 6 p.m. on WIZM 92.3 FM / 1410 AM PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Max Scherzer (1-4, 4.08 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 62 strikeouts) Brewers: Jhoulys Chacin (1-3, 5.24 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 26 strikeouts) LINE: Nationals favored by 1 […]

SPORTS NEWS

LEADING OFF: Harper returns to DC, Lindor sees specialist

April 2, 2019 Associated Press

A look at what’s happening around the majors today: BRYCE IS BACK From the moment Bryce Harper signed his $330 million, 13-year deal with the Phillies, this game is the one everyone has been thinking about: Tuesday night marks Harper’s initial visit to Nationals Park to face his former team. What will the crowd’s reaction […]

MLB

Nationals SS Turner apologizes for offensive tweets

July 30, 2018 Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals shortstop Trea Turner apologized Sunday night for some years-old homophobic and racially insensitive tweets, becoming the latest in a series of major leaguers to address offensive language they used on social media. The tweets surfaced hours after Washington’s 5-0 loss at Miami. The posts are from 2011 and 2012. The 25-year-old […]

BREWERS

Harper hits 25th HR leading Nats over Brewers

July 26, 2018 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tanner Roark put an end to a seven-start winless streak, the longest in a season of his big league career. Bryce Harper tied for the NL lead with his 25th home run, Roark pitched eight scoreless innings and the Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 on Wednesday. Roark (4-12), the NL […]

BREWERS

Chacin strikes out 9, as Brewers take down Nationals

July 23, 2018 Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich had a base-loaded triple and Jhoulys Chacin had another strong start to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 6-1 on Monday night. Erik Kratz drove in a pair of runs for the Brewers, who pulled within 2½ games of NL Central leading Chicago, which lost to Arizona 7-1. […]

MLB

Here’s how Bryce Harper won the home run derby

July 16, 2018 Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The ball cleared the center field wall, and the sellout crowd roared. Bryce Harper threw his bat in the air, thrust both index fingers skyward and yelled with delight as a shower of streamers rained upon the crowd of 43,698. The champ is here. pic.twitter.com/S6tVh7DCBj — MLB (@MLB) July 17, 2018 It […]

MLB

For second year in row, former La Crosse Loggers Sale and Scherzer face off to start all-star game

July 16, 2018 Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second consecutive year, a pair of former La Crosse Loggers will start against each other in the MLB All-Star game. Chris Sale of the Boston Red Sox played for the Loggers back in 2008. The Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer was on the team in 2004. Scherzer getting the start is […]