Washington Nationals vs Milwaukee Brewers Match Player Stats On Sep 01, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 1, 2017

MILWAUKEE -- Jimmy Nelson tossed seven scoreless innings and Neil Walker backed him up with his 12th home run as the Brewers extended their winning streak to three games with a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night at Miller Park.

Nelson (11-6) held the Nationals to three hits, walked three and tied his career high with 11 strikeouts to earn his third consecutive victory.

Tanner Roark (11-9) matched Nelson pitch-for-pitch, striking out 10 while scattering five hits with one walk over seven innings. He was burned only by the one-out home run he allowed to Walker in the first inning.

Nelson stranded runners in scoring position in each of the first two innings but found himself in trouble in the third when Trea Turner drew a walk, stole second and then took third on a passed ball. After striking out Daniel Murphy, Nelson walked Wilmer Difo and plunked Ryan Zimmerman but he got himself out of it by striking out Howie Kendrick and Jayson Werth.

Roark also got out of a similar jam in the fifth. A leadoff double by Domingo Santana and back-to-back singles by Stephen Vogt and Jonathan Villar loaded the bases with nobody out for Orlando Arcia, who chopped at a 1-2 fastball that landed just in front of home plate.

Catcher Jose Lobaton scooped it up, stepped on the plate to catch Santana and threw to in plenty of time to get Arcia at first. Roark struck out Nelson to end the inning.

The Brewers had one more chance in the seventh, putting two on with two out. Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell sent Jesus Aguilar up to hit for Nelson and he gave the Nationals a scare with a long fly ball that Michael A. Taylor hauled in at the warning track in center.

Taylor came through again in the eighth when Travis Shaw drove one to the wall in left center but Corey Knebel struck out two in the ninth for his 32nd save.

NOTES: Milwaukee bolstered its roster for the stretch run, recalling RHP Brandon Woodruff, LHP Wei-Chang Wang, RHP Junior Guerra and OF Brett Phillips from Triple-A Colorado Springs. The Brewers also selected the contract of RHP Taylor Williams from Double-A Biloxi and activated C Andrew Susac and LHP Brent Suter from the 10-day disabled list. ... The Nationals brought RHPs Enny Romero and Ryan Madson off the 10-day disabled list and recalled RHPs Austin Adams and Erick Fredde from Triple-A Syracuse. C Raudy Read was called up to the big leagues for the first time after Washington selected his contract from Double-A Harrisburg. ... Brewers C Manny Pina underwent testing on his ailing right hip Friday and sat out a third consecutive game.