Brewers Take on Nationals in N-L Wild Card Game Tonight

The Brewers begin play in the postseason for the second straight year as they take on the Washington Nationals in the National League Wild Card Game in Washington D.C tonight. Milwaukee finished 89-73 on the regular season, winning 18 of their last 20 games in September before getting swept by Colorado over the weekend to close out the regular season. The Nationals won eight in a row to close out the regular season, sweeping Philadelphia and Cleveland to round out the year. The Nationals finished 93-69, four games back of Atlanta in the National League East. The Brewers took the season series from Washington 4-2, sweeping a series at Miller Park in May, and losing two of three in Washington D.C. in August. 

Brandon Woodruff will start for the Brewers against Max Scherzer for Washington. Coverage starts at 6:30, first pitch is just after 7 pm on KFIZ and the Brewers Radio Network.