Jul 27, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (11) is congratulated by third baseman Anthony Rendon (6) after hitting a solo homer against the Milwaukee Brewers during the third inning at Nationals Park. Photo Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals tied a franchise record Thursday with eight home runs in one game — including four in a row in the third inning — as they hammered the Milwaukee Brewers 15-2 to win the series in decisive fashion.
Brian Goodwin, Wilmer Difo, Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman hit consecutive homers in the third inning off Milwaukee’s Michael Blazek (0-1), making Washington the first team to accomplish the feat since Arizona in 2010.
Anthony Rendon later homered in the same inning as the Nationals became the fifth team in major league history to rack up five in one frame — the first since Milwaukee in 2006. Harper and Zimmerman each finished with two home runs as Washington equaled Montreal’s eight-homer output of July 30, 1978, against Atlanta.
Making a spot start in place of the injured Matt Garza, Blazek was roughed up, barely recording more outs (seven) than home runs allowed (six) during his brief outing. The beleaguered Brewers’ bullpen was forced to turn to left fielder Hernan Perez to record the final three outs of the game.
Indians 2, Angels 1
CLEVELAND — Francisco Lindor’s two-out RBI single in the seventh inning snapped a tie and lifted Cleveland to a victory over Los Angeles.
The Indians swept the three-game series to extend their winning streak to seven games.
Trevor Bauer (9-8) pitched eight innings, allowing one run on seven hits, with six strikeouts and one walk to get the win.
