The second season begins with a thriller in Washington

National League 2019 Wild Card Game


Down 3-1 in the bottom of the eighth inning and on the verge of elimination, the Washington Nationals punched the Milwaukee Brewers in the gut tonight with a decisive blow -- a 3-run single by 20-year-old Juan Soto, to win the National League Wild Card Game, 4-3.

Max Scherzer pitched the first five innings, Stephen Strasburg came on in relief to throw three shutout innings to pick up the win and Daniel Hudson took care of the Brewers in the ninth to get the save.

The Dodgers await...