The Milwaukee Brewers suffered a tough loss at the hands of the Washington Nationals this afternoon, a game in which they got out to a big lead early. But the offense, which has been struggling lately, was shut down by the Nationals’ bullpen after they chased starter Mitchell Parker in the first inning, and their inability to add on came back to bite them as Trevor Megill blew his second save of the season.
The beginning of this game could have gone far differently. The Nationals got a one-out single from Lane Thomas that was followed by a double by Juan Yepez, which put runners on second and third.