Jackson Chourio had a three-run homer and Brice Turang added a solo shot to back a dominant start by Freddy Peralta as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the visiting Washington Nationals 8-1 on Sunday to take a seven-game winning streak into the All-Star break.

Milwaukee right fielder Sal Frelick left the Brewers' game against Washington after making a terrific catch in foul territory in the third inning.

Milwaukee right fielder Sal Frelick left Sunday's game against Washington after making a terrific catch in foul territory in the third inning.

The Brewers run out their usual lineup for this first half closing game, with Andrew Vaughn, who has smoked the Nats this series, getting the day off. On the mound for the Brew Crew is their ace Freddy Peralta, who went 6 scoreless innings against the Dodgers in his last start.

The Brewers close out the unofficial first half of the season this afternoon against the Nationals at American Family Field.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Washington Nationals vs. Milwaukee Brewers MLB game to be played on July 13, 2025 on ESPN.

The Nationals entered Saturday’s matchup with the Brewers needing to put Friday night’s loss behind them. They struggled mightily against opener DL Hall and regular starter Quinn Priester, who combined to hold them to just three runs over the course of the series opener.

Brewers pitching phenom Jacob Misiorowski didn’t have time to look at his phone on Saturday morning, and he certainly didn’t have the inclination to wade into the conversation about his addition to the National League All-Star team on Friday after just five MLB starts.

The Brewers ran their winning streak to five games as Christian Yelich and Andrew Vaughn homered to help down the Nationals.

The Milwaukee Brewers have been performing well as of late. They are riding a six-game winning streak and are now just one game back of the Chicago Cubs in the

The New York Yankees need a third baseman this season, but the Milwaukee Brewers could look to steal Eugenio Suárez before the Yankees can land him.