WASHINGTON -- Michael Blazek's first Major League start made history for the wrong reasons, providing an ugly finish to a bad road trip for the Brewers -- who have a huge homestand ahead.
The Crew saw all of its 5 1/2-game lead in the National League Central -- and then some -- erased while losing eight of 10 games in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Washington. A tough trip was capped by the Brewers' most lopsided loss all season, 15-2, to the Nationals on Thursday, as Blazek became the first pitcher in Major League history to surrender five home runs in an inning and the first pitcher to start a game and surrender six homers without getting through the third.