The only player in blue it wasn't a good night for was reliever Easton McGee, who allowed five runs in the ninth as the Nationals cut a 12-run deficit to seven, but he ultimately managed to escape after throwing 34 pitches in the final inning.

Blake Perkins hit his first two home runs of the season and drove in three runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 16-9

The Brewers are 64-44 and looking to bounce back from a 10-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs that halted a three-game winning streak. Left fielder Christian Yelich, the team’s leader in homers and RBI, is coming off an 0-3 performance with two strikeouts. They sit atop the NL Central, but the Cubs are only one game back.