WASHINGTON, D.C. — The home clubhouse doors at Nationals Park opened around a quarter past 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time on Sunday evening, and inside every television displayed reminders of the schedule ahead in the District…
BAGS 6:00
BUS 6:20
…and for Monday morning in Los Angeles, three time zones away:
PLAYER BUS 8:00
FIRST PITCH 1:08
“A crazy turnaround,” outfielder Jayson Werth said, even for major leaguers accustomed to baseball’s pitiless pace. But since inclement weather had erased their scheduled travel day by pushing Game 2 of the NLDS until Sunday afternoon, and since Game 3 of Boston-Cleveland also got postponed due to rain, the Nationals and Dodgers suddenly found themselves facing a five-hour flight, a 23-hour turnaround, and a 1–1 series after Washington’s 5–2 win.