Ben Gamel to fly out to lock down a 4–3 victory. The win was the Nationals′ ninth in a row, and as the home crowd chanted "Beat LA! Beat LA!," the Nationals celebrated on the field. Previously, the Nationals – who had lost eight of their last nine playoff losses by one run – had been 0–3 in winner-take-all postseason games, and all three losses had come in National League Division Series games at Nationals Park and by a combined total of only four runs. The wild-card victory over Milwaukee was the first time in Nationals history, and only the second time in franchise history, that the team had advanced beyond the first round of the playoffs. For Max Scherzer, the win broke a streak of seven straight postseason games in which his team had lost a game in which he appeared. The Nationals advanced to the 2019 National League Division Series to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. Aftermath The 2019 National League Wild Card game would be a sign of things to come for the Nationals. The Nats would thrive in playing in elimination games during the 2019 postseason, as they went 5-0 in such games, on the way to their first championship in franchise history and first for a Washington D.C. baseball team since 1924. See also 2019 American League Wild Card Game References Further reading External links Major League Baseball postseason schedule National League Wild Card Game National League Wild Card Game Major League Baseball Wild Card Game Milwaukee Brewers postseason National League Wild Card Game Washington Nationals postseason