Joey Meneses homered and drove in three runs, and the rebuilding Washington Nationals handed the playoff-contending Milwaukee Brewers their fourth straight loss, 5-3 on Monday night time.

Lane Thomas had a pair of RBI singles for Washington, which has gained seven of 11 general and eight of its final 9 at house.

Joey Wiemer homered for the Brewers, who started the night time a half-game behind Cincinnati within the NL Central and tied with Miami for the second wild card.

Both groups made strikes forward of Tuesday’s commerce deadline. Washington dealt infielder Jeimer Candelario to the Chicago Cubs for 2 minor leaguers shortly earlier than the sport. Candelario is hitting .258 with 16 homers and 53 RBIs whereas taking part in on a one-year, $5 million deal.

Soon after the sport started, Milwaukee acquired Mark Canha and money from the New York Mets for minor league pitcher Justin Jarvis, the Brewers’ second try to bolster their offense. Milwaukee picked up first baseman Carlos Santana from Pittsburgh on Thursday.

Washington went forward within the seventh with three runs in opposition to Elvis Peguero (2-4). Thomas tied it with a one-out single, and two batters later, Meneses blooped a broken-bat single to heart to attain two runs.

Jordan Weems (2-0) recorded the ultimate out of the seventh, Mason Thompson labored the eighth and Kyle Finnegan dealt with the ninth for his fifteenth save.

Meneses led off the second inning together with his eighth homer, and Milwaukee tied it when Christian Yelich and William Contreras ripped back-to-back doubles to proper with two outs within the third.

Washington went up 2-1 when Thomas singled house CJ Abrams within the fifth, and the Brewers answered with Andruw Monasterio’s RBI single to chase Nationals starter Jake Irvin within the sixth. Irvin allowed two runs and struck out two in 5 1/3 innings.

Wiemer homered off Jose A. Ferrer within the seventh to offer the Brewers a 3-2 lead.

Milwaukee starter Corbin Burnes, beginning in opposition to Washington for the primary time in his profession, allowed two runs in six innings whereas putting out 5. The 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner went 4-1 with a 1.85 ERA in six July begins.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Brewers: RHP Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) will make a rehab begin Tuesday for Triple-A Nashville. … RHP Jake Cousins was claimed off waivers by Houston.

Nationals: Placed RHP Trevor Williams on the bereavement listing and recalled RHP Hobie Harris from Triple-A Rochester. … RHP Hunter Harvey (elbow pressure) performed catch Monday. … RHPs Carl Edwards Jr. (shoulder irritation) and Tanner Rainey (Tommy John surgical procedure) will throw simulated video games Tuesday. … RHP Thaddeus Ward (shoulder irritation) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Tuesday.

UP NEXT

Brewers: RHP Freddy Peralta (6-8, 4.46 ERA), who matched his profession excessive Wednesday with 13 strikeouts over six shutout innings in opposition to Cincinnati, begins the center recreation of the three-game sequence.

Nationals: RHP Josiah Gray (7-8, 3.27) faces Milwaukee for the primary time. Gray has made a number of begins in opposition to each different NL membership in addition to Washington in his three-year profession.

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