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Braves-Nats game in Washington rained out, rescheduled for September

AP photo by Daniel Kucin Jr. / The tarp covers the infield at Nationals Park before Wednesday's scheduled game between the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves, which was ultimately postponed due to inclement weather.
AP photo by Daniel Kucin Jr. / The tarp covers the infield at Nationals Park before Wednesday's scheduled game between the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves, which was ultimately postponed due to inclement weather. AP photo by Daniel Kucin Jr. / The tarp covers the infield at Nationals Park before Wednesday's scheduled game between the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves, which was ultimately postponed due to inclement weather.

By The Associated Press 1 min read

WASHINGTON — Wednesday’s scheduled matchup between the Atlanta Braves and the host Washington Nationals was rained out.

It has been rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Sept. 16 that will serve as the middle two contests of a four-game series between the National League East Division clubs.

Wednesday’s matchup, the second of a planned three-game series, was called shortly before 5 p.m. There was light precipitation at the time and heavier rain was forecast for the evening.

Atlanta rookie AJ Smith-Shawver (3-2, 2.33 ERA) and Washington’s Trevor Williams (2-5, 5.91) were the scheduled starting pitchers, and the same right-handers are still expected to take the mound for the series finale Thursday evening. The Nationals will try to extend their season-best winning streak to five games after defeating Atlanta 5-3 in the series opener Tuesday.