Sunday’s rainout gave the Mets the option of skipping Wilmer Font’s spot in the rotation, but with the team still uncertain when Steven Matz will be back from the injured list, they are opting to stick with Font this week in Washington.
Noah Syndergaard, Sunday’s scheduled starter, will pitch the opener against the Nationals on Tuesday, followed by Font and Zack Wheeler.
“He was going to have to slide in there at some point,” manager Mickey Callaway said after the series finale against the Marlins was postponed and rescheduled as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Aug.