The Nationals erased a 5-1 deficit against Corbin Burnes and Joel Payamps, but Mark Canha delivered the decisive blow with an eighth-inning grand slam that propelled the Brewers to a 9-5 victory on Saturday night.
Canha’s slam came a few minutes after the Nationals tied the game on a bloop single by Jake Alu against Payamps. That scored Joey Meneses, who reached on an infield single to lead off the inning.
The comeback seemed improbable after the Brewers worked Nationals starter Trevor Williams for 70 pitches across two innings, including a three-run first. Canha drove in the first run on a bases-loaded single up the middle.