The Nats are facing an uphill battle for sure. I agree with long ball, their best chance against the Brewers is to rest their starters this weekend and go with 2-3 of them in the WC game, no bullpen at all. The Brewers will almost certainly counter with a Suter-Hader combo in the later innings. It's not certain that they will have the luxury to do much resting. If they drop too many games to the Phillies they will almost certainly have the Cubs and/or Mets within striking distance again, plus the Indians will likely have must-win games against the Nats this weekend. The scariest thing for the Brewers is that the WC game is just one game. Last year's NLCS game 7 is a good example of what can go wrong...a hot starting pitcher and a 3-run bomb...game over.