After the start of Saturday afternoon’s game between the Mets and Washington Nationals at Nationals Park was delayed due to inclement weather, the matchup between NL East teams did not get far before it was stopped because of rain.
Originally a 4:05 p.m. start time, the game was pushed back to 4:30 p.m.. However, with one out in the bottom of the first, rain began to pour at Nationals Park, forcing the umpires to stop play and the grounds crew to come out with the tarp. The game was just 13 minutes in when the stoppage occurred.
The rain delay lasted about 45 minutes and resumed at 5:30 p.m.
After the Mets’ bullpen blew the save on Friday night in the team’s 5-4 loss, New York will look to bounce back with Clay Holmes on the mound. The former closer made his sixth start with the Mets this season, and looks to put up another quality outing. In his last two starts, Holmes has allowed just two runs over 11 innings while striking out 14 batters.
Saturday will see Jeff McNeil, who just returned to the team on Friday after starting the season on the IL, playing in center field for the first time since 2023. With McNeil starting in the outfield, Luisangel Acuña got the start at second base.
Francisco Alvarez, who also returned to the team after an IL stint on Friday, started for the second straight game.
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