WASHINGTON -- (Interstat) -- Nasim Nuñez drove in two runs with a pair of singles, and the Washington Nationals edged the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park to avoid a three-game sweep.

Nuñez put Washington ahead for good in the seventh inning with an RBI single that scored CJ Abrams, who had two hits and scored twice. José Tena added a run-scoring triple in the fifth as Washington (16-19) snapped a two-game skid.

Milwaukee (18-15) took a 1-0 lead in the fifth on Joey Ortiz’s sacrifice fly, and added another in the ninth on a groundout by Garrett Mitchell. However, Washington’s bullpen held firm. Zack Littell (1-4) earned the win with 3 2/3 innings of one-hit relief. Richard Lovelady got the final two outs for his first save.

Logan Henderson (0-1) allowed two runs over six innings in the loss. Attendance was 17,220, and the game lasted 2 hours, 18 minutes.