Dodgers-Nationals finale delayed by rain

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Jun 8, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; The tarp covers the field before the game between the Washington Nationals and the Texas Rangers at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-Imagn Images | Brad Mills-Imagn Images

The Dodgers have their first rain delay of the season, with the start of their series finale against the Washington Nationals delayed by rain at Nationals Park in Washington D.C.

The originally planned start time for Sunday was 1:35 p.m. ET, with rain expected to last well into the 2 p.m. hour locally. No new expected start time has yet been announced.

It is raining pretty hard here at Nationals Park. Expectation is the game will start in a delay. pic.twitter.com/ktNt5x9QWb

— Sonja Chen (@SonjaMChen) April 5, 2026

The rain is not stopping Shohei Ohtani from getting his pregame throwing work in though pic.twitter.com/353RxjnhX5

— Jack Harris (@ByJackHarris) April 5, 2026

Up next for the Dodgers after Sunday’s game in Washington D.C. is a trip north across the border to Canada to face the Toronto Blue Jays in a World Series rematch beginning Monday at Rogers Centre.

Last season, six Dodgers games were delayed by rain, but none were postponed. Their last weather postponement came in 2023.

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