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04/10 22:26 CDT Vivas and Millas drive in runs as Nationals succeed on 3 bunts
in 4-run 9th to beat Brewers 7-3
Vivas and Millas drive in runs as Nationals succeed on 3 bunts in 4-run 9th to
beat Brewers 7-3
By JIM HOEHN
Associated Press
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Jorbit Vivas and Drew Millas drove in runs with two of
Washington's three successful bunts in a four-run ninth inning that lifted the
Nationals over Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 on Friday night.
Washington reached base three times on bunts in the inning after attempting
just one bunt in its first 12 games. Milwaukee entered the night leading the
major leagues with six sacrifice bunts.
With the score 3-3, Trevor Megill (0-2) hit CJ Abrams with a pitch leading off
the ninth. Joey Wiemer reached on a bunt single to the third-base side and Luis
Garca hit an RBI single up the middle for a 4-3 lead.
Vivas bunted back to the mound, and Megill's underhand flip went to the
backstop as runners wound up at the corners on what was scored a sacrifice and
an error.
Two pitches later, Millas bunted back to the mound for another sacrifice and
pinch-runner Nasim Nuez slid home ahead of Megill's throw for a 6-3 lead.
Easton McGee replaced Megill, who didn't get an out, and James Wood hit an RBI
double.
PJ Poulin (1-0) got three straight groundouts in the eighth inning, and Clayton
Beeter closed with a perfect ninth to hand the Brewers their third consecutive
loss.
Nationals starter Jake Irvin allowed three runs, two hits and five walks in
five innings. Milwaukee's Aaron Ashby gave up two runs and three hits in 2 1/3
innings.
Curtis Mead hit a run-scoring single in the first and scored on Abrams' double,
but Jake Bauers hit a three-run homer in the bottom half, a 428-foot drive to
right. Jacob Young's RBI double off Angel Zerpa tied the score 3-3 in the
seventh.
Up Next
Washington's Foster Griffin (1-0, 2.70) and Milwaukee's Kyle Harrison (1-0,
2.61) start Saturday in a matchup of left-hander.
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