Nats-Cubs Game 4 moved to Wednesday at Wrigley Field due to weather

ByEDDIE MATZ
October 10, 2017, 6:25 PM

— -- CHICAGO -- Game 4 of the National League Division Series between the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals?on Tuesday in Chicago has been postponed due to weather.?

Game 4 now will be played Wednesday at 4:08 ET p.m. at Wrigley Field.

Both teams are sticking with their scheduled Game 4 starters.

Nationals manager Dusty Baker could have gone with Stephen Strasburg, who started Game 1 and would have come back on regular four days' rest Wednesday. Baker, though, said Strasburg has been under the weather and was unable to do his prep work leading up to the game. Strasburg would go in Game 5, if the Nationals can tie up the best-of-five series.?

Baker instead will stay with? Tanner Roar k, who was scheduled to start Tuesday.?

Cubs manager Joe Maddon, meanwhile, will go ahead and start? Jake Arrieta?on Wednesday. The veteran right-hander had been scheduled to pitch Tuesday, too.?

Tuesday's scheduled 5:38 p.m. ET start was delayed due to the threat of bad weather about 40 minutes before first pitch. Fifteen minutes after that announcement, the grounds crew at Wrigley Field rolled the tarp onto the diamond.

Major League Baseball made the call to postpone the game at about 6:15 p.m. ET.?

According to Accuweather, there was a 50 to 70 percent chance of rain throughout Tuesday afternoon and evening in Chicago.