The Nationals and the Giants will get their series underway tonight after Friday's rainout.
Right-hander Edwin Jackson was moved up from his Friday start to start tonight at home in San Francisco's only visit to Nats Park this season. The Giants counter with veteran right-hander Jeff Samardzija (7-11, 4.75) and move Chris Stratton to Sunday.
First baseman Ryan Zimmerman's next hit (No. 1,623) will surpass Tim Raines for second place on the franchise all-time hit leaderboard. On Wednesday, Zimmerman reached 906 RBIs with the first of his two homers that night to pass Tim Wallach for first place on the franchise all-time RBI list.
Manager Dusty Baker managed the Giants from 1993 to 2002. His counterpart for the Giants, Bruce Bochy, is tied with Lou Piniella for 14th place on the all-time managerial wins list with 1,835. Baker is at 1,834.
Update: Major League Baseball called a rain delay at 6:49 p.m. EDT prior to the Nats vs. Giants due to approaching inclement weather. They are monitoring the situation and will update as soon as information becomes available.
Update II: First pitch now scheduled for 10:05 p.m. according to club announcement.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS at WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, XM 186/Internet 869, MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 85 degrees, 60 percent chance of precipitation, but that dissipates to 24 percent by 10 p.m.
NATIONALS (68-45)
CF Brian Goodwin
SS Wilmer Difo
RF Bryce Harper
1B Ryan Zimmerman
2B Daniel Murphy
3B Anthony Rendon
LF Adam Lind
C Matt Wieters
RHP Edwin Jackson
GIANTS (46-70)
CF Denard Span
2B Joe Panik
LF Jarrett Parker
C Buster Posey
3B Pablo Sandoval
SS Brandon Crawford
RF Hunter Pence
1B Ryder Jones
RHP Jeff Samardzija
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