WASHINGTON (AP) The series finale between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals has been postponed because of rain.
The start of Wednesday’s 7:05 p.m. game was delayed for 1 hour, 55 minutes before officials called it. No makeup date was immediately announced. New York’s last scheduled visit to Nationals Park this season is Aug. 25-27.
Washington won the first two games of the series and is 9-3 against the Mets this season. The Nationals have outscored New York 81-44 with seven games left between the NL East rivals.
Jacob deGrom (8-3, 3.55 ERA) was scheduled to start for the Mets against right-hander Tanner Roark (6-6, 5.