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WASHINGTON -- The Milwaukee Brewers looked confused in the first inning Monday against Washington. By the end of the day, though, the Nationals were the ones left dazed at the plate.Junior Guerra outpitched Max Scherzer, Martin Maldonado homered and the Brewers defeated the Nationals 1-0 to snap a four-game losing streak.Junior carried the load today, manager Craig Counsell said after Milwaukee won despite having its first hit taken away as a result of batting out of order in the first inning.Guerra (6-1) allowed only two hits in 7 1/3 innings, striking out seven and walking two. The 31-year-old rookie threw eight scoreless innings of two-hit ball in his previous start and has won three straight.It feels like hes even getting better, Counsell said. In the biggest spots he seems to step up even a little more.Maldonado gave the Brewers the lead in the fifth when he sent Scherzers 2-1 pitch over the visitors bullpen for his third homer.Most of the time, solo bombs, they dont beat you, said Scherzer, who has allowed a league-high 21 homers. It happened today.Jeremy Jeffress pitched the ninth for his 22nd save.Scherzer (9-6) threw 114 pitches in six innings. He gave up four hits while striking out seven and walking three.In three of his past four starts, he hasnt lasted more than six innings.I just havent been quite as efficient over the past couple of outings, Scherzer said. Im kind of scratching my head over that.One day after hitting six homers in a 12-1 win against the Reds, Washington hitters were stifled by Guerra. During one stretch, he retired 12 straight before Jayson Werth singled with two outs in the sixth. Then, with runners on second and third after a walk and a wild pitch, Guerra struck out Wilson Ramos.I was just trying to make quality pitches, keep out of his hot zone and just keep the ball low, Guerra said through a translator.Brewers shortstop Jonathan Villar made a sliding catch of Ben Reveres pop fly along the left-field line to end the eighth.Ive always said the advantage goes to the pitcher when you havent seen him before, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said. We flirted with the fence most of the day and he kind of had us fishing for that split-finger.Fans were still settling in for the traditional 11:05 a.m. July 4 game when the Brewers batted out of order in the first. After Ryan Brauns apparent two-out single, Baker came out to talk to plate umpire Cory Blaser.Ultimately, Jonathan Lucroy, listed third on the lineup card given to the umpires before the game, was charged with an at-bat and an out.I screwed up, Counsell said. I was going with some different lineups yesterday ... and it was just my mistake.Braun, who usually bats third, hit fourth instead Monday and led off the second inning by grounding out.Obviously, against Max Scherzer youre not going to get too many opportunities to have baserunners, Braun said. So it was a challenging way to start the day.GOOD MORNING!Asked what the hardest part of making an 11:05 a.m. start was, Guerra responded: When my alarm went off at 8.Revere said of the early start: Of course 11 is early, but its one of those deals where you just have to wake yourself up, slap yourself in the face or something.TRAINERS ROOMBrewers: 1B Chris Carter, who is 1 for 11 with seven strikeouts vs. Scherzer, was not in the starting lineup.Nationals: RHP Jonathan Papelbon (right rib muscle strain) returned from the 15-day DL and pitched a scoreless ninth. ... Baker held banged-up 2B Daniel Murphy out of the lineup, but he flied out as pinch hitter in the eighth. ... 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Air Max 270 Cheap Online Canada .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable.NSW Swifts have set up a rematch of last years trans-Tasman netball league final with a 64-45 semi-final win over the Magic in Hamilton on Monday.The comprehensive win showcased the Swifts at their best - gritty defence melding with a driving midcourt and finished off by superbly accurate shooting.Apart from a sluggish start, the Swifts dominated every quarter, earning the chance to avenge last years 57-56 grand final loss to the Firebirds.The Magics zone defence worked well in containing the Swifts pacy attacking line in the first stanza, introducing some uncharacteristic hesitation into the front third.Two quick goals in the last 30 seconds gave the Swifts a 16-14 lead at the first break, and the visitors built on that momentum as the second quarter progressed.Goalkeeper Sharni Layton was outstanding in her 100th ANZ Championship game, relentless in harassing Magic shooter Jo Harten, intimidating on the shot and impressive in hunting the ball outside the circle.Turnovers proved costly for the Magic, the home team unable to score from the few they created while the Swifts proved clinical in converting theirs to lead 33-24 at halftime.The Swiifts were ruthless in winning the third quarter 16-7 to take a 49-31 lead into the last 15 minutes, easing back in the final stanza to wrap up a comprehensive win.ddddddddddddhooter Caitlin Thwaites missed only three goals over 60 minutes, sinking 43 from 46, ably supported by Susan Pettitts 15 from 19, while Harten led the way for the Magic with 38 from 42.Swifts skipper Kim Green, playing her first full game since injuring her knee in round five, said the Swifts had worked hard to shut down the Magic defensively.We knew we just had to have that defensive pressure, and I think you could see that all over the court, she said.We know how hard it is to ball off teams like this, and we have to make sure we stick to our game plan when we do get those turnovers.Magic captain Leana de Bruin said it was a disappointing way to end the season.We just didnt play our own game tonight, and credit to them - they pushed us into areas we didnt like to be in.They were fast and furious on attack, and we just couldnt stick to them. 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