MILWAUKEE -- Brewers left-hander Josh Hader dominated the Nationals with electric stuff in the eighth inning of a one-run game Friday night. Twenty-four hours later, Washington returned the favor.
Michael A. Taylor smashed Hader's first pitch for a tying solo homer, and Trea Turner hit a go-ahead double later in the eighth to lift the Nationals to a 3-2 win over the Brewers on Saturday at Miller Park. Sean Doolittle logged his 14th National League save as Washington overcame Max Scherzer's early exit.
The loss dropped the Brewers a season-worst 4 1/2 games behind the surging Cubs in the National League Central, and further shifted the focus to the chase for the NL's second Wild Card.