Milwaukee Brewers at Washington Nationals: Final Score & Recap

The Milwaukee Brewers handed the Washington Nationals a 6-1 defeat at Nationals Park on May 1, 2026, holding Washington to just two hits while committing zero errors against a Nationals squad that made two. The DiamondIQ model entered the game giving Washington a 45 percent chance of winning at home, but that figure eroded steadily as Milwaukee built leads in the third, fifth, and eighth innings, ultimately reaching zero percent by the game's end.

The offensive engine for Milwaukee was catcher William Contreras, whose two singles proved to be the most impactful at-bats of the night. His single off Jake Irvin in the third inning shifted win probability by 7.7 percent in the Brewers' favor, and he followed with another single off Andre Granillo in the eighth, adding another 7.3 percent swing. Combined with a Tyler Black double off Irvin in the fifth that added 6.9 percent, Milwaukee's offense applied consistent pressure across multiple innings and multiple relievers. The lone bright spot for Washington came in the seventh, when Daylen Lile doubled off Aaron Ashby for an 8.3 percent swing, accounting for the Nationals' only run of the night and their biggest play by win-probability impact.

On the mound, Jacob Misiorowski was the clear standout, posting a DiamondIQ WPA of plus-25.1 percent, by far the largest single contribution of any player in this game. Cionel Pérez added 2.1 percent in relief, and Ashby contributed 0.9 percent despite surrendering the Lile double. The Brewers' pitching staff collectively limited Washington to two hits, and Milwaukee's clean defensive performance amplified the damage done by those two Nationals errors. Contreras finished as the top positional player by both WPA at plus-16.7 percent and RE24 at plus-3.1, while Black's plus-10.5 percent WPA made him the second most impactful Brewer at the plate.