Game 1: Friday, March 30 at 4:10 p.m. EST (MASN/106.7 The Fan)
Game 2: Saturday, March 31 at 2:10 p.m. EST (MASN/106.7)
Game 3: Sunday, April 1 at 4:10 p.m. EST (MASN2/106.7)
Pitching matchups:
Friday: Max Scherzer (16-6, 2.51 ERA in 2017) vs. Homer Bailey (6-9, 6.43)
Saturday: Stephen Strasburg (15-4, 2.52) vs. Luis Castillo (3-7, 3.12)
What to watch for:
Dave Martinez makes his managerial debut
Whispers of sabermetric influences and outside-the-box defensive shifts have circulated among Nats fans all offseason, but they’ll finally get their first look at Martinez in action on Friday.