April 12, 2026 7:14 am EDT
The Milwaukee Brewers hope to stop their four-game losing run versus the Washington Nationals, on Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET. Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 5.91 ERA) will start for the Brewers, who are 8-6 this season and third in the NL Central. Zack Littell (0-1, 3.60 ERA) is starting for the Nationals, who are 6-8 and fifth in the NL East.
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Injury reportsBrewers
Andrew Vaughn: 10 Day IL (Hand), Jackson Chourio: 10 Day IL (Hand), Jared Koenig: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Rob Zastryzny: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Quinn Priester: 15 Day IL (Wrist), Craig Yoho: 15 Day IL (Calf), Akil Baddoo: 60 Day IL (Quadricep)
Nationals
Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Brice Turang is hitting for a .256 BA, .407 OBP and .465 SLG with a 21.8% strikeout rate and a 20% walk rate. His OPS is .873 and he has scored 11 runs. In 55 plate appearances, he has hit one home run and driven in seven runs. Turang has been crafty on the base paths, recording five steals on six attempts.
In 54 plate appearances, William Contreras is hitting .261/.370/.478 with a .849 OPS. He has hit two long balls, driven in nine runs and scored eight times.
Washington’s C.J. Abrams is slashing .306/.404/.571 this season with four home runs (9th in MLB), 15 RBIs (3rd in MLB) and an OPS of .975 (16th in MLB). He has a 15.8% strikeout rate and a 10.5% walk rate in 57 plate appearances, and he has scored nine total runs. Abrams has recorded four steals on five attempts.
In 69 plate appearances, James Wood has hit four long balls (9th in MLB), tallied 13 RBIs (7th in MLB) and scored 12 runs (3rd in MLB). He is batting .271/.377/.576 and has posted a 29% strikeout rate and a 13% walk rate. Wood has recorded one steal on one attempt.
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