NL wild-card game: Nationals vs. Brewers – Time, TV channel, streaming info, starting pitchers

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The 2019 Major League Baseball playoffs get underway Tuesday night with the Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers squaring off in the National League wild-card game.

The winner of the game moves on to the National League Division Series, where they'll meet the Los Angeles Dodgers in a best-of-five series. 

Washington (93-69) hosts the game by virtue of finishing four games ahead of Milwaukee (89-73) for the league's top wild-card spot, but these are two of the league's hottest teams. The Nationals ended the regular season on an eight-game winning streak, while the Brewers went 20-7 in September to reach the postseason.

Here's everything you need to know for Tuesday night's game in Washington:

• Time: 8:08 p.m. ET
• TV: TBS
• Streaming: TBS online or TBS app

Starting pitchers

• Nationals: RHP Max Scherzer (11-7, 2.92 ERA in 2019)
• Brewers: RHP Brandon Woodruff (11-3, 3.62 ERA)

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Lineups

Nationals

1. Trea Turner, SS
2. Adam Eaton, RF
3. Anthony Rendon, 3B
4. Juan Soto, LF
5. Howie Kendrick, 1B
6. Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B
7. Kurt Suzuki, C
8. Victor Robles, CF
9. Max Scherzer, P

Brewers

1. Trent Grisham, RF
2. Yasmani Grandal, C
3. Mike Moustakas, 3B
4. Keston Hiura, 2B
5. Ryan Braun, LF 
6. Eric Thames, 1B
7. Lorenzo Cain, CF
8. Orlando Arcia, SS
9. Brandon Woodruff, P

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