Nationals-Cards game suspended; DH is set for Saturday

July 14, 2023; Louis, Missouri, USA; An overview of the Busch Stadium scoreboard during the rain delay match between St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals. Image: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

Washington Nationals series opener in St. Louis will last for two days

The Nationals and Cardinals have suspended their Friday games after rain delays. The contest will be played on Saturday as part of a doubleheader split. The suspended match will start at 13:15 CDT, and Saturday’s match originally scheduled to start at 18:15 CDT

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Game one would restart with the Cardinals leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, with Paul Goldschmidt’s full count and a runner at first base

The lone run came on Lars Nootbaar’s homer off National starter Trevor Williams with two outs in the first inning. It was Nootbaar’s sixth homer of the season

Williams allowed only one hit and no walk while hitting five to 2 2/3 innings.

Cardinal Miles Mikolas starter had pitched three perfect innings, and he fanned two of them

–Field Level Media