Milwaukee Brewers vs. Washington Nationals: How To Watch

MILWAUKEE, WI — "Dancing Bob Uecker" is taking his show on the road to the nation's capitol, and the Milwaukee Brewers are going to the postseason for the second year in a row.

On Tuesday night, the Brewers take on the Washington Nationals in a National League winner-take-all Wild Card playoff game. The winner of this game will advance to the divisional round of the postseason.

Brandon Woodruff will take the hill for Milwaukee, while Max Scherzer is set to start for Washington.

How To Watch

National League Wild-Card game: Milwaukee Brewers (0-0) vs. Washington Nationals (0-0)

First pitch is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. Central time. Bob Uecker and Jeff Levering will call the game on WTMJ's statewide network in Wisconsin. TBS will broadcast the game to a national audience.

To say that Washington ace Max Scherzer has Milwaukee's number is a bit of an understatement.

As a team, the Brewers are batting .180 against Scherzer. Milwaukee's best hitter, Christian Yelich, remains out with a fractured kneecap. In 31 career plate appearances against Scherzer, he had 10 hits, including three home runs. According to Rotowire, Milwaukee's top four hitters — Ryan Braun, Lorenzo Cain, Mike Moustakas and Yasmani Grandal — collectively have seven hits in 78 at-bats against Scherzer — batting a paltry .089 against the Washington hurler.

Though it needs to be said that in a one-game, winner-take-all situation, stranger things have happened.

As a unit, the Nationals are batting .250 against Brewers ace Brandon Woodruff, notching 13 hits in 56 plate appearances. Woodruff had a breakout season in 2019. He earned his first All-Star appearance and has been throwing the ball well. Woodruff owns a 3.63 earned run average and an 11-3 record across 22 starts and five additional appearances this year.

Scorching September Lands Brewers Playoff Spot

It was an unlikely climb for the Brew Crew, whose record stood at 71-68 on Sept. 5. They were tied with the New York Mets and were five games behind the Chicago Cubs for the second Wild Card spot in the National League.

Since then, Milwaukee lost its MVP-caliber outfielder in Yelich — and then went on a scorching 17-2 run. The Brewers finished the season at 89-73 - good for second place in the NL Central division as well as the second Wild Card spot in the National League.