Rain postpones Tigers-Nationals game to Thursday

With forecasts for rain throughout the evening, the Washington Nationals postponed Tuesday night's series opener with the Detroit Tigers more than two hours before the first pitch. Both teams were scheduled to be off on Thursday, so they'll make up the game that afternoon with a 4:05 p.m. start.

Tuesday's matchup between Anibal Sanchez and Jordan Zimmermann will take place this Wednesday night. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET. Doug Fister will then pitch Thursday's makeup game against Washington's Dan Haren.

Both Sanchez and Fister will be pitching on six days' rest, essentially going a week between starts.