The Nationals benefit from two errors to score two runs in the ninth, beating the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2. After the game, they demoted second baseman Luis García and released Corey Dickerson.
Ildemaro Vargas slowly rounded third base in the ninth inning and stopped for a moment to take a glance at what was in front of him. There was Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras, stumbling toward the camera well by the home dugout at Nationals Park, chasing a ball that had bounced off his glove. To the left, there was everyone — from his teammates storming out of the dugout to his coaches to fans in the stands — waving for him to come home.
“Wow,” Martinez said. “Good heads-up base-running play by [Vargas] seeing the ball where it was and continuing to go. It was awesome. A good win. That club, as you know, they’re really good. To come out with two wins in a three-game series, it feels good.” Gore left on a high note after Yelich’s double: He worked out of a two-on, no-out jam by striking out three in a row, all swinging. After his final strikeout of Willy Adames, he let out a scream.“I say this every time but can’t say enough about this group in here,” Gore said. “Down going into the ninth inning and coming back and winning against a really good arm — big win for us.”
The excitement of the win was tempered by the postgame roster moves, which were announced after reporters had left the clubhouse. Letting Dickerson go was an admission that a minor offseason gamble hadn’t panned out. Dickerson, 34, signed a one-year, $2.25 million contract to platoon against righties and play left field, but he was injured in the first week of the season. Once he returned, he never found his groove, hitting .
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