The first pitch of the third inning was a fluttering changeup from Jake Irvin that Christian Yelich did not miss. The Brewers designated hitter powered the ball over the high fence in right-center for his 21st home run and second of the week to give the Brewers a 5-0 lead.

Christian Yelich homered, Brandon Woodruff pitched six effective innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 8-2 on Saturday. With the majors' best record at 66-44, Milwaukee is 22 games over .

The Brewers are 64-44 and looking to bounce back from a 10-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs that halted a three-game winning streak. Left fielder Christian Yelich, the team’s leader in homers and RBI, is coming off an 0-3 performance with two strikeouts. They sit atop the NL Central, but the Cubs are only one game back.