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Nationals swept the Brewers in Milwaukee, 8-6, to complete their first series sweep of Milwaukee since 2011. The win clinched the series sweep on Sunday, with Keibert Ruiz delivering a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth [source: CBS Sports recap of the April 11, 2026 game]. This result notes Washington’s ability to bounce back after a seventh-inning tie and caps a rare Brewers loss in a series finale at home [source: CBS Sports][source: cweb.com MLB News]. The game followed a three-run homer by Gary Sánchez that briefly tied the game in the seventh, then Ruiz’s eighth-inning RBI single sparked the decisive cushion [source: CBS Sports][source: cweb.com MLB News].
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Prior to this, Milwaukee had been riding mixed results against NL East opponents, with highlights including Garrett Mitchell and Brice Turang carrying offensive pop early in the season, though the Brewers entered the series with some struggles and injuries hampering their depth, per early-season previews [source: ESPN/preview coverage in 2026; Brewers injuries noted in later previews][source: theScore 2019/2026 previews].
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For context on recent meetings, Milwaukee and Washington met multiple times in 2025 and 2026, including Brewers wins as recently as mid-2025 and Nationals wins in 2026 such as the April sweep win, underscoring a somewhat split historical pattern between the two teams in recent seasons [source: ESPN game summaries 2025-2026; MLB.com narrative pieces].
If you’d like, I can pull a quick one-page recap with key box score numbers (RBI by Ruiz, Turang’s homers, Brewers’ comeback attempts) and a simple bar chart showing runs by inning for that game. I can also set up a live feed or provide links to each game’s box score.