Turang homers twice as Brewers pound Nationals for sweep of their season series

Brice Turang hit two two-run homers, and the Milwaukee Brewers completed their first season sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 14-3 victory on Sunday.

Milwaukee set a club record for a three-game series with 56 hits. The Brewers scored 60 runs in their six wins over the Nationals this season.

Christian Yelich went 2 for 3 and walked three times, giving the Brewers the lead for good with an RBI single in the first against rookie Brad Lord (2-6).

Turang hit his seventh homer in the second, a 399-foot shot to right-center. He also went deep against Ryan Loutos in Milwaukee’s seven-run seventh, belting a 396-foot shot to right.

Joey Ortiz had four RBIs as the Brewers upped the majors’ best record to 67-44. Caleb Durbin had two of Milwaukee’s 16 hits.

Milwaukee’s Logan Henderson was called up from Triple-A Nashville to start in place of All-Star rookie Jacob Misiorowski, who was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left shin contusion. Henderson allowed one run and three hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Aaron Ashby (2-1) got five outs for the win.

Drew Millas had two hits and two RBIs for the Nationals in their fifth straight loss. Daylen Lile added two hits and a run scored.

Key moment

Ashby replaced Henderson after Jacob Young’s RBI single made it 3-1 in the fifth. He struck out CJ Abrams and James Wood, ending the inning.

Key stats

Milwaukee also owns a 6-0 sweep of the Dodgers this season.

Washington has a 44-66 record overall and a 21-33 record in home games. 

Washington has a 44-67 record overall and a 21-34 record in home games. They sit in last place and 18.5 games out of first in the NL East. The Nationals entered Sunday with the 10th-ranked team batting average in the NL at .244.

Milwaukee is 67-44 overall and 31-24 on the road. The Brewers have gone 35-8 in games when they did not allow a home run. They lead the NL Central by 2 games over the Chicago Cubs.

Up next

Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester (10-2, 3.27 ERA) starts Monday in Atlanta.

The Nationals host the Athletics on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.