Nationals Hit Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back Home Runs, 5 in Inning vs. Brewers

The Washington Nationals turned Thursday afternoon's game against the Milwaukee Brewers into their personal Home Run Derby.

Brewers starter Michael Blazek started the third frame by walking Nationals ace Max Scherzer. He paid for the blunder when Brian Goodwin—who opened the game with a leadoff double—crushed his 10th homer of the season.

Wilmer Difo, a shortstop entering the contest with a .333 slugging percentage, hit his fourth career blast. After going deep in the first, Bryce Harper upped his season tally to 27 with another bomb.

Ryan Zimmerman kept the party going with his 21st deep ball. The carnage briefly stopped when Daniel Murphy flied out, but Anthony Rendon then gave Washington its fifth home run in six at-bats.

It didn't end there. The Nationals scored another run for good measure, ending the third with a 9-0 edge. 

Zimmerman and Jose Lobaton—who came into Thursday batting .156—gave National Park attendees two more souvenirs in the fourth.

According to the Nationals' Twitter page, they tied an MLB record for most homers in an inning and set a franchise milestone by touching them all eight times. That was only through four innings, after which they led 15-1. 

The account celebrated by bringing up a Brewers tweet from Wednesday night.

[MLB]