The sport between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals scheduled for Friday night time was postponed due to rain and can be made up Saturday as a part of a day-night, split-admission doubleheader.
The groups already have been scheduled to play at 1:05 p.m. Saturday. The make-up sport will start at 6:05 p.m.
With rain anticipated to proceed all through the remainder of the day, the collection opener was referred to as off Friday about 4 hours earlier than the scheduled first pitch.
Washington will begin left-hander Patrick Corbin (1-3, 5.88 ERA) within the afternoon sport. Right-hander Chad Kuhl (0-1, 7.36), Friday’s scheduled starter, will begin the second.
Pittsburgh didn’t instantly announce its pitching plans for the doubleheader. The Pirates have been set to begin left-hander Rich Hill (2-2, 4.85 ERA) on Friday and listed right-hander Vince Velasquez (3-2, 3.76) because the starter Saturday earlier than the rainout.
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