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Eric Lauer, starter for the Milwaukee Brewers, throws a pitch in the game against the Washington Nationals.
Eric Lauer wore over seven innings, while Rowdy Téllez and Tyrone Taylor homered for the Milwaukee Brewers, who thrashed the Washington Nationals 7-0 on Friday.
The Nationals didn’t score but put up a couple of big plays. In the top of the seventh inning, they attempted a field goal. In the bottom half, they executed a triple play.
Washington trailed 2-0 when Lane Thomas batted. He shot the ball deep into center field for a 3-pointer. However, he was retired at the plate when he tried & oacute; from extending the ball to a home run.
The Brewers had runners on first and second, with no basemen in the seventh inning, when Mexican Luis Urías hit the ball. a grounder to third baseman Maikel Franco.
The Dominican stepped on a ball. bag to start the triple play, 5-4-3. It was the Nationals’ first triple play since July 30, 2016, in San Francisco.
Lauer (4-1) and the starter Nationals Erick Fedde (2-3) were fighting a scoreless duel until Urías managed a win. a ticket at the bottom of the sixth episode. After Christian Yelich hit for a selection play, Téllez found a match. Fedde hit the next pitch and put the ball on the second floor of the stands.
For the Nationals, the Venezuelans César Hernández 4-0, Alcides Escobar 3-0. Dominicans Juan Soto 4-1, Nelson Cruz 4-2, Franco 4-1, Víctor Robles 3-0.
For the Brewers, Mexican Urías 2- 0. Venezuelan Omar Narváez 4-1.