Rainout influences Nats, Dodgers equally

WASHINGTON — Which team, the Nationals or the Dodgers, benefits from the postponement of Game 2 of their National League Division Series?

The correct answer is: Neither. It’s the postseason. The players went to Spring Training in mid-February, spent six weeks there, then played 162 games over six months to reach this point. They don’t want to wait to play these games.

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And the postponement of Saturday’s game means that the Nats and the Dodgers will be playing Game 2 Sunday at 1 p.m. ET (live on FS1) on what was to be an off-day. Sunday will become both a game day and then a cross-continental travel day for both clubs. Game 3 will be played as scheduled in Los Angeles on Monday.

Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the postponement before the scheduled game time Saturday. Manfred cited weather reports that indicated the rain that had started Saturday morning would persist through at least 8 p.m. Even after that, the forecasts called for heavy mists throughout much of the evening.

“We try to make the best decision that we can,” said Nationals president of baseball …

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