The 2019 National League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2019 postseason contested between the National League's two wild card teams: the Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers. Played on October 1, Washington won by a score of 4–3 to advance to the National League Division Series to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. The game was televised nationally by TBS. For the third straight year, Major League Baseball sold presenting sponsorships to all of its postseason series; as with the 2019 AL Wild Card Game, this wild-card game was again presented by sponsor Hankook Tire and officially known as the 2019 National League Wild Card Game presented by Hankook Tire. Background Washington entered the game with a 93–69 record, while Milwaukee was 89–73. They met six times during the regular season, with Milwaukee winning the season series 4–2. The Washington Nationals secured a berth in the Wild Card Game on September 24. The Nationals finished second in the National League East, behind the Atlanta Braves. The Nationals secured home field advantage on September 28. This was Washington's first playoff appearance as a wild card team. The Milwaukee Brewers secured a postseason berth on September 26, and became the second NL wild card on September 29, the final day of the regular season. The Brewers finished second in the National League Central, behind the St. Louis Cardinals. This was Milwaukee's third playoff appearance as a wild card team, the first being in 2008, and their first Wild Card Game appearance. Game results Line score For the first time in Montreal-Washington franchise history, the Nationals appeared in a wild-card game, facing the Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park. Although Max Scherzer had suffered a series of injuries since mid-season, manager Dave Martinez decided to go with him as Washington's starter for the game. Scherzer walked the Brewers′ first batter, right fielder Trent Grisham, and then gave up a home run in the next Milwaukee at-bat to catcher Yasmani Grandal,. In the second inning, Milwaukee first baseman Eric Thames led off with a home run, and the Nationals trailed 3–0. Scherzer faced threats in the fourth inning, when Thames doubled and advanced to third, and in the fifth inning, when he walked both pinch hitter Travis Shaw and Grandal, but he did not allow the Brewers to score again. He left the game after five innings, having thrown 77