The game was decided in the first inning. Milwaukee scored three times before Washington recorded an out, building a lead that would carry them to a 4-1 victory at Nationals Park.
Kyle Harrison earned the win with six innings of one-run ball, allowing seven hits while striking out five. The left-hander carried a 2.12 ERA and improved to 3-1 on the season. Abner Uribe closed out the final two innings for his third save.
The Brewers struck immediately against Foster Griffin. Contreras scored on a fielding error by third baseman House, then Brandon Lockridge delivered a two-run single to left that brought home Bauers and Sánchez for a 3-0 lead. Washington answered in the fourth when Abrams singled to right, scoring Mead to cut the deficit to 3-1. Milwaukee added an insurance run in the eighth as Hamilton scored on Joey Ortiz's groundout to second.
Griffin took the loss despite allowing just three earned runs in six innings. The Washington starter gave up three runs but none were earned, walking four while striking out three. His ERA stands at 2.27 as he fell to 3-1.
Milwaukee snapped a losing streak and improved to 16-14. Washington's two-game winning streak ended as they fell to 15-17.