[1/5] Aug 7, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; The game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park has been cancelled due to weather.
Instead, the National League East rivals will play a single-admission doubleheader on Tuesday beginning at 4:05 p.m. Game 2 will start approximately 30 minutes after the end of the first game.
Philadelphia and Washington were supposed to begin a four-game series Monday with Phillies left-hander Ranger Suarez opposing Nationals right-hander Trevor Williams.
On Tuesday, the Phillies will start right-hander Zack Wheeler (8-6, 3.71 ERA) in Game 1 and Suarez (2-5, 4.01) in Game 2.
The Nationals will send Williams (5-6, 4.72) to the mound for the opener and use right-hander Josiah Gray (7-9, 3.54) for the nightcap.
Persons:
John Geliebter, Ranger Suarez, Trevor Williams, Zack Wheeler, Suarez, Williams, Josiah Gray
Organizations:
Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Citizens Bank, Phillies, National League East, Philadelphia, Thomson
Locations:
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, USA, Philadelphia, Washington