WASHINGTON -- Game 2 of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals was rained out Saturday at Nationals Park.
The game was slated to begin at 4:08 p.m. ET but rain was in the forecast most of the evening, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced around 3:15 p.m. at Nationals Park.
Game 2 will be held Sunday at 1:08 p.m. and the rest of the schedule for the series will remain the same, with Game 3 slated for Monday in Los Angeles. Sunday was originally slated to be a travel day for the two teams.
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The Dodgers took a 1-0 series lead on Friday in Washington with a 4-3 win as Clayton Kershaw got the win while going five innings. Washington starter Max Scherzer was tagged with the loss after going six innings.
Neither bullpen allowed a run in Game 1.
NOTES: Dodgers RHP Kent Maeda (16-11, 3.48) will face Nationals LHP Gio Gonzalez (11-11, 4.57) on Monday in Game 3 of the NLDS. ... Washington RHP Stephen Strasburg (15-4, 3.60), who is not on the NLDS roster due to a strained flexor mass, pitched off the mound in the bullpen Friday and hopes to be ready for the next round if Washington can advance. He last pitched Sept. 7. ... Washington OF Chris Heisey, who struck out as a pinch hitter Friday, played in 33 games for the Dodgers in 2015. Nationals 1B Clint Robinson, who had a pinch-hit double Friday, played for the Dodgers in 2014. Nationals LF Jayson Werth played for the Dodgers in 2004-05. ... Dodgers president Stan Kasten was Nationals president from 2005-10. ... Dodgers Hall of Fame LHP Sandy Koufax (1955-66), a native of Brooklyn, was in the Los Angeles clubhouse after the Friday win and was slated to attend Saturday's game as well. "It's always great when he is around," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "He just gives a very good perspective on things, and he's watched a lot of Dodgers baseball. He was in my office and we talked a lot about pitching and the postseason."