After being dominated by Walker Buehler and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLDS, the Nationals went to every extreme to ensure victory in Game 2. The strategy paid off as aces Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer dominated on short rest to silence the Dodgers in a 4-2 series-tying victory. Strasburg made the start three days after throwing three scoreless innings in Washington's wild-card victory against the Milwaukee Brewers.