The National League Wild Card game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Washington Nationals will take place on Tuesday night from the nation’s capital. Milwaukee won 16 of their last 21 games to clinch a playoff spot, but fell two games short of catching St. Louis for the NL Central Division title. Christian Yelich (knee) led the Brewers in all three Triple Crown categories and will not play this postseason.
Twenty-six year old righty Brandon Woodruff (11-3 3.62 ERA) will head to the hill for the Brewers in this contest. Through 121 plus innings, Woodruff fanned 143 batters and owns a solid 1.14 WHIP.
The Washington Nationals won 50 of their 81 home games and enter the postseason riding an eight-game winning streak. Washington won 93 games during the regular season and ranks sixth in the majors with a plus 149 run differential. Anthony Rendon leads the Nationals with a .319 batting average to go along with 34 home runs and 126 RBIs.
Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (11-7 2.92 ERA) will get the nod for the Nationals on Tuesday. Through 172 plus innings, Scherzer ranked third in the National League with 243 strikeouts and fourth with a 1.03 WHIP.
