Nasim Nuez had a pair of run-scoring singles, CJ Abrams had two hits and scored twice, and the Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.Jos Tena had an RBI triple for Washington, which improved to 4-12 at Nationals Park.Nationals right fielder James Wood lost Gary Snchez's fly ball off Gus Varland in the sun for a one-out single in the ninth. Richard Lovelady came on and, after giving up a single to Jake Bauers, retired Garrett Mitchell on a grounder that scored pinch-runner Blake Perkins. Lovelady then struck out Brandon Lockridge for his first save. Zack Littell (1-4) allowed a run over 3 2/3 innings after PJ Poulin opened with two scoreless frames.Lockridge had a double and a single for the Brewers, who had won three straight.Milwaukee's Logan Henderson, recalled Sunday from Triple-A Nashville, allowed two runs on three hits over six innings in his second start of the season. Henderson (0-1) was perfect through four innings. He didn't walk a batter and struck out eight, including the last three hitters he faced.Neither team homered in the series.Joey Ortiz gave the Brewers a 1-0 lead with a sacrifice fly in the fifth.In the bottom half, Abrams led off with an infield single for Washington's first hit. He stole second and scored on a single by Nuez. Tena tripled to right-center and the Nationals led 2-1.Abrams led off the seventh with a single and scored when Nuez singled through a drawn-in infield.Nationals first baseman Luis Garca Jr. left in the sixth with right wrist soreness.Up nextBrewers: RHP Chad Patrick (2-1, 2.57 ERA) opposes Cardinals RHP Kyle Leahy (3-3, 5.52) at St. Louis.Nationals: RHP Cade Cavalli (1-1, 3.82) pitches the series opener Tuesday against RHP Taj Bradley (3-1, 2.85) of visiting Minnesota.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbIts about time to watch on your time. Stream local news and weather 24/7 by searching for TMJ4 on your device.Available for download on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and more.Report a typo or error ...read more read less