The Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers have set their starters for Game 5 of the NLDS on Thursday.

Right-hander Max Scherzer will take the mound for the hometown Nationals, while left-hander Rich Hill gets the ball for the Dodgers.

"Biggest game on my life," Scherzer told reporters of his upcoming start.

Scherzer was saddled with the loss in Game 1 after allowing four runs off five hits in six innings. Hill, meanwhile, was charged with the loss in Game 2 after the Nationals scored four runs off six hits in 4 1/3 innings while striking out seven.

After dropping the opening game of the series, Washington won the next two before Los Angeles edged out a 6-5 win Tuesday to force a Game 5.

The Dodgers have failed to advance past the division series in each of the past two seasons, while the Nationals have reached the championship series just once in the franchise's 48-year existence.