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Brewers 6, Nationals 0: Tonight's Turning Points

1) Corey Hart's two-run home run in the fourth inning: +.226 WPA

Easily today's biggest moment came in the fourth inning, when this Hart blast broke a scoreless tie and gave Mike Fiers all the support he would need.

2) Corey Hart's second inning double play: -.077 WPA

The Brewers had their first significant chance to score in this game in the second when Aramis Ramirez singled to lead off the inning. Hart grounded into a double play, though, erasing the baserunner.

3) Carlos Gomez's fifth inning RBI single: +.067 WPA

Gomez's recent hot streak continued in the fifth when he drove home Norichika Aoki with the game's third run.

4) Michael Morse's fourth inning double play: +.062 WPA

The Nationals had a runner on with one out in the fourth and the game tied, but Mike Fiers got Morse to ground into a double play to end the threat.

5) Aramis Ramirez's two-run home run in the fifth inning: +.044 WPA

This Ramirez blast put the exclamation point on today's game, giving the Brewers a 6-0 lead.

The next five:

6) Ryan Braun's fifth inning RBI single: +.043 WPA
7) Michael Morse's second inning walk: -.038 WPA
8) Aramis Ramirez's second inning single: +.037 WPA
9) Mike Fiers strikes out Danny Espinosa in the second: -.035 WPA
10) Jonathan Lucroy's second inning groundout: -.034 WPA

Source: FanGraphs