Brewers bash Nationals again behind Christian Yelich and Brandon Woodruff

Christian Yelich had three hits, including a home run, Brandon Woodruff allowed one hit over six innings, and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 8-2 on Saturday.

Brice Turang added a double and two singles for the Brewers, who have won five of six.

Woodruff (3-0) allowed two runs on the one hit in his fifth start of the season. He struck out eight and walked one, improving to 5-0 with a 1.50 ERA in nine career games against Washington.

Robert Hassell III hit a two-run homer for the Nationals, who were held to two hits in losing their fourth straight game.

Washington starter Jake Irvin (8-6) allowed five runs on eight hits over four innings.

Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick was removed in the fourth inning due to left knee soreness.

Nationals interim manager Miguel Cairo was ejected for arguing with umpire Chris Guccione after James Wood was called out on a possible check swing to end the sixth inning.

After pounding Washington pitchers for 16 runs and 25 hits on Friday night, the Brewers picked up where they left off. Frelick opened the game with a double and William Contreras walked. With one out, Yelich, Isaac Collins and Blake Perkins singled to make it 3-0.

In the second, Joey Ortiz doubled, went to third on a single by Frelick and scored when Contreras grounded into a double play.

Yelich homered to center to lead off the third and the lead was 5-0.

Riley Adams walked with one out in the bottom half and Hassell homered to right to pull the Nationals within 5-2.

The Brewers put runners on first and second with one out in the sixth, but Shinnosuke Ogasawara retired the next two batters.

Perkins and Turang hit back-to-back doubles leading off the eighth to make it 6-2. Turang went to third on a bunt single by Anthony Seigler and scored on a sacrifice fly by Brandon Lockridge.

Collins added an RBI double in the ninth for the 8-2 final.

--Field Level Media