St. LOUIS – The game between the Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals was suspended in the third inning Friday night due to rain.
The series opener will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Saturday. The suspended game will be an afternoon start, followed by the originally scheduled game in the evening.
The Cardinals jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Lars Nootbaar homered in the first inning off Trevor Williams.
St. Louis starter Miles Mikolas had retired all nine Nationals batters he faced before the game was halted with Paul Goldschmidt at the plate with a 3-2 count and two outs in the third.
The game was suspended after a delay of approximately 90 minutes.
LHP Steven Matz (0-7, 4.65 ERA) will get the start for the Cardinals against the Nationals and RHP Jake Irvin (2-5, 4.60 ERA) in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday night
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The game scheduled for Friday night between the Tampa Bay Rays and Kansas City Royals was postponed because of rain.
To make it up, the teams will play a split doubleheader Saturday, with the opener starting at 1:10 p.m. and the nightcap beginning at 6:10 p.m.
Alec Marsh starts the first game for KC and Brady Singer will start the second game tonight.
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