WASHINGTON — Based on what everyone says about Washington Nationals righty Max Scherzer, he seems like an obvious choice to start the NL wild-card game against Milwaukee.

Scherzer is, in the words of Brewers manager Craig Counsell, “probably going to the Hall of Fame.”

Brandon Woodruff, Counsell’s choice to start for visiting Milwaukee on Tuesday night, couldn’t wait to meet Scherzer at the All-Star Game and admires the three-time Cy Young Award winner because he has that “kind of fire inside of him.”

“We’re fortunate,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said, “to have a Max Scherzer pitch in the wild-card game.”

Martinez could have gone with Stephen Strasburg.