Blake Perkins hit his first two home runs of the season and drove in three runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 16-9

William Contreras had five hits including his third homer in two games, Blake Perkins homered twice and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 16-9 on Friday.

The Brewers are 64-44 and looking to bounce back from a 10-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs that halted a three-game winning streak. Left fielder Christian Yelich, the team’s leader in homers and RBI, is coming off an 0-3 performance with two strikeouts. They sit atop the NL Central, but the Cubs are only one game back.

The Brewers acquired relief pitcher Shelby Miller from the Arizona Diamondbacks just before the trade deadline.

The Milwaukee Brewers acquired pitchers Shelby Miller and Jordan Montgomery in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.

Chourio, 21, suffered the injury on Tuesday while legging out a triple. In his first 106 games this season, he had hit .276/.311/.474 (119 OPS+) with 17 home runs and 18 stolen bases. His contributions had been worth an estimated 2.3 Wins Above Replacement, according to the calculations housed at Baseball Reference.

The Milwaukee Brewers are missing outfielder Jackson Chourio right now due to a hamstring strain It was shared during the week that the Brewers were hoping to a