Photos: Nationals 15, Brewers 2

Anthony Rendon is greeted at the dugout after he hit the fifth home run in the third inning for the Nationals, which set a major league record.

A shell-shocked Michael Blazek heads to the dugout after being taken out of the game after he allowed eight runs in 2 1/3 innings against the Nationals, including a whopping six homers in a spot start for the Brewers on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

Ryan Zimmerman crossed the plated in the fourth inning after hitting his second home run of the afternoon against the Brewers on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Zimmerman also hit the second of four straight home runs by the Nationals in the third inning.

Travis Shaw is congratulated by third-base coach Ed Seder after he blasted a solo homer into the third deck at Nationals Stadium in the fourth inning on Thursday, providing the Brewers one of their few bright spots on the day.

Nationals starter Max Scherzer was in complete command against the Brewers on Thursday as he allowed just one run on three hits while striking out nine in six innings of work. Scherzer also reached 200 strikeouts for the sixth consecutive season, the only pitcher in the majors with an active streak of that length.

Travis Shaw drop of pop fly in shallow left field against the Nationals to snap his errorless streak at 69 games. It was the second-longest streak in Brewers history at third base, behind only Don Money’s streak of 88 games from 1973-’74.