WASHINGTON — Roughly three hours before his unexpected return to the major leagues, Logan Henderson walked out to the mound at a mostly-vacant Nationals Park in his bare feet, summitted the bump, took in his surroundings and feined one pitch from the rubber.
When the time came to take the hill again, Henderson sure seemed comfortable with his surroundings.
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So did the rest of the Milwaukee Brewers.
With another barrage of the bats led by Brice Turang’s first career multi-homer game, the Brewers backed Henderson — and then some — with a 14-3 bludgeoning of the Washington Nationals to cap a dominant sweep in which they tallied 56 hits, the most in any three-game span in franchise history, and 38 runs.
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WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 03: Brice Turang #2 of the Milwaukee Brewers rounds the bases and celebrates a two-run home run in the second inning during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on August 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Brice Turang leaves the yard twice
In the power rankings of most impressive batting practice displays on the team, Turang should not be overlooked. At 5-foot-11 and 190 lbs., Turang, who had all of 19 career homers to his name coming into the day August 3, doesn’t exactly profile as a menacing slugger.
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Yet Christian Yelich might be the only Brewers hitter to put on a more eye-opening batting practice than Turang, who‘s shown some unassuming raw power in those sessions.
It just mostly hasn’t translated to games — until now.
Turang got a barrel on a pair of pitches from the Nationals and elevated them to his pull-side to set a new career-high with eight homers this year.
In the second, Washington starter Brad Lord served Brice Turang an 0-1 changeup over the plate with two outs in the second, and the Brewers second baseman walloped it 399 feet to right-center.
It was Turang’s first homer in nearly a month, with the last one coming July 13, also against the Nationals.
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He followed it up with an even more impressive display of raw strength, turning on a two-strike fastball above the knees and off the inside corner for another two-run homer that traveled 396 feet to right, a swing that turned insult into, well, more insult by pushing the lead to 12-1 and capping a seven-run seventh.
Milwaukee puts the game away in seventh
Just about every hitter to grab some lumber was involved in the Brewers’ seven-run seventh, but it was Lockridge who was firmly at the epicenter before Turang’s exclamation point buried the hapless Nationals for good.
Lockridge followed a bases-loaded plunking of Caleb Durbin for the first run of the inning with a two-run single to center, giving him two hits and three RBI on the afternoon. In a series in which his welcome to the team was replacing Jackson Chourio, who hit the injured list with a right hamstring strain, all Lockridge did was go 4 for 10, reach base five times, score three runs and steal a bag.
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Because of course he did.
Opportunity has been the theme of the Brewers’ season, with one fill-in after another going out and producing above what most on the outside could have ever anticipated.
The advantageous Brewers strike in sixth
A relatively sparse crowd at Nationals Park was treated to a quintessential Brewers inning in the sixth as two runs scored without the benefit of a hit leaving the infield.
Blake Perkins walked and moved to second on Caleb Durbin’s infield hit. Both advanced a base on an errant pickoff throw to second. Brandon Lockridge drove in a run to take a 4-1 lead with a sac fly to left, then Durbin stole third and came home on an errant throw from catcher Drew Millas.
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In a spot start, Logan Henderson does his job
Another opportunity met.
Called up to start on short notice with Misiorowski placed on the injured list prior to the game, Henderson gave the Brewers just about all they could ask for.
Making his first start in the majors since, Henderson worked 4 1/3 innings with just one run allowed on three hits. The final two of those hits came from the last two batters he faced, with Millas doubling and Jacob Young singling for Washington’s first run of the game.
With the top of the Nationals order due up for a third time, the Brewers went to the bullpen and Aaron Ashby struck out CJ Abrams and James Wood.
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What time is the Brewers game today?
Time: 12:35 p.m. CT.
What channel is the Brewers game on today?
TV channel: FanDuel Sports Wisconsin.
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Brewers at Braves, Aug. 4, 6:15 p.m.: Milwaukee RHP Quinn Priester (10-2, 3.27) vs. Atlanta RHP Erick Fedde (3-11, 5.33). TV – FanDuel Sports Wisconsin. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers at Braves, Aug. 5, 6:15 p.m.: Milwaukee RHP Freddy Peralta (12-5, 3.08) vs. Atlanta RHP Spencer Strider (5-8, 3.71). TV – FanDuel Sports Wisconsin, FOX 6. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers at Braves, Aug. 6, 6:15 p.m.: Milwaukee LHP José Quintana (8-4, 3.50) vs. tlanta LHP Joey Wentz (2-2, 5.02). TV – FanDuel Sports Wisconsin, Fox Sports 1. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brewers dominate Nationals, 14-3, for sweep behind Turang’s homers