June 12, 2022 – Brewers 4, Nats 1

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Time: 3:11

Attendance: 22,549

 

It wound up being a great afternoon, although the contest on the field had very little to do with it.

 

The weather forecast left us expecting some late-morning rain, along with possible severe thunderstorms sometime in the afternoon. Instead, it turned out to be sunny and not extremely hot (as long as you were in the shade). The traffic was relatively light in both directions, so we arrived in plenty of time to enjoy lunch on Wiseguy Pizza’s outside patio. My college roommate and his wife were in town and attending the game, so I was able to sit with them and a couple of local friends, swap Springsteen stories, and catch up on old times.

 

The Nats went with a bullpen game, while the Brewers sent out rookie starter Jason Alexander. (Sorry, but all the Seinfeld jokes have already been used.) It was probably inevitable that the Brewers would eventually end their 8-game losing streak, and that the Washington offense would fall back to earth after notching 11-5 and 8-6 victories to start the weekend. Sunday afternoon, they did get 8 hits (7 of which were singles) and drew 4 walks, but went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10. Shortstop Willy Adames was the offensive star for Milwaukee, with an RBI double in the third off Paolo Espino and a two-run homer in the fifth off Evan Lee.