On Friday, the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs were set to square off in the second game of their weekend series. The game started after an hour and 20-minute rain delay but the teams departed again before they finished the top of the second inning.
This delay lasted three hours before the decision was made to postpone the game and make it up at 3:05 pm Saturday. As this was the last time that the Cubs visit Nats Park this year, all game start and postponement decisions were solely in the hands of MLB officials, instead of the hosts.