WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Nasim Nu\u00f1ez had a pair of run-scoring singles, CJ Abrams had two hits and scored twice, and the Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.<\/p>\n
Jos\u00e9 Tena had an RBI triple for Washington, which improved to 4-12 at Nationals Park.<\/p>\n
Nationals right fielder James Wood lost Gary S\u00e1nchez\u2019s fly ball off Gus Varland in the sun for a one-out single in the ninth. Richard Lovelady came on and, after giving up a single to Jake Bauers, retired Garrett Mitchell on a grounder that scored pinch-runner Blake Perkins. Lovelady then struck out Brandon Lockridge for his first save.<\/p>\n
Zack Littell (1-4) allowed a run over 3 2\/3 innings after PJ Poulin opened with two scoreless frames.<\/p>\n
Lockridge had a double and a single for the Brewers, who had won three straight.<\/p>\n
Milwaukee\u2019s Logan Henderson, recalled Sunday from Triple-A Nashville, allowed two runs on three hits over six innings in his second start of the season. Henderson (0-1) was perfect through four innings. He didn\u2019t walk a batter and struck out eight, including the last three hitters he faced.<\/p>\n
Neither team homered in the series.<\/p>\n
Joey Ortiz gave the Brewers a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly in the fifth.<\/p>\n
In the bottom half, Abrams led off with an infield single for Washington\u2019s first hit. He stole second and scored on a single by Nu\u00f1ez. Tena tripled to right-center and the Nationals led 2-1.<\/p>\n
Abrams led off the seventh with a single and scored when Nu\u00f1ez singled through a drawn-in infield.<\/p>\n
Nationals first baseman Luis Garc\u00eda Jr. left in the sixth with right wrist soreness.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Brewers: RHP Chad Patrick (2-1, 2.57 ERA) opposes Cardinals RHP Kyle Leahy (3-3, 5.52) at St. Louis.<\/p>\n
Nationals: RHP Cade Cavalli (1-1, 3.82) pitches the series opener Tuesday against RHP Taj Bradley (3-1, 2.85) of visiting Minnesota.<\/p>\n
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