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The Brewers entered their final series of the regular season the hottest team in baseball, going 18-2 prior to being swept in Colorado.

The Nationals also closed the year strong, going 32-13 in their last 45 games to join Milwaukee in the National League wild-card game.

What is even more impressive for the Nationals is that they have done so with Max Scherzer, who has won three Cy Young Awards, not producing like himself on the mound.

He is 2-2 with a 4.81 ERA in eight starts since the All-Star break, and has gone past the sixth inning just once.

The Brewers have made their run with arguably their best starter, Brandon Woodruff, not pitching like himself either.

He is 11-3 this season with a 3.62 ERA, but has thrown four total innings since July 21.

The bullpen has been solid, ranking in the top five in ERA over the past 30 days, but must face a Nationals team that has scored the most runs in the National League this season.

These two teams also have a history of high-scoring games, as the Over has hit six of the past eight times they have hooked up with a combined 56 runs being scored in the three-game series these teams played in August.

The Nationals’ relievers were dead last with regards to bullpen ERA in baseball this season.

With Scherzer not being himself and the Brewers likely needing to rely upon a lot of different guys to get through the game, it should lend itself to more runs than expected being put on the board.

The Play: Brewers-Nationals, Over 7 ¹/₂ runs.