Brewers Beat Nationals 4-1, Harrison Shines

0:00On May 3rd, Milwaukee Brewers took down the Washington Nationals 4-1 behind another solid outing from starter Kyle Harrison. The lefty wins six innings, giving up just one run on seven hits while striking out five and walking one. That performance dropped his earned run average to 2.12 and it improved his record to three wins and won loss. Harrison danced around base runners every inning but kept the damage low, allowing two earned runs or fewer in all six of his starts this season. Brandon Lockridge provided the big blow with a two run single, early and Joey Ortiz added an insurance run later with a ground out. The Nationals got on the board in the fourth on a CJ Abrams RBI single but they couldn't mount much more offense. James Wood led their attack with two hits. The Washington has now dropped the first two games of the series and sits at three wins in 12. Losses at home? Closer. Governor Aurebay slammed the door in the ninth for his third save, escaping a jam after a single and an error put runners on.

1:02Starter Foster Griffin took the tough luck loss, charged with three un-earned runs over six innings on just three hits. Brewers manager Pat Murphy sounded optimistic about the team's momentum, noting things are trending up as they push forward in the standings. MLB News today, powered by AI bringing you what matters on the diamond.