Another reason why the rain was good

Rocket has another reason why the rainout was actually a good thing and why tonight's game is so important: if the Nationals can win tonight, and as we'll point out later today the pitching matchup favors them, that would force the Phillies to sweep the Thursday doubleheader just to split the series. Ryan Drese will be pitching one of those doubleheader games, so the Nats won't be bringing their best pitchers to the party, but sweeping a doubleheader is difficult, and if the Nats can win tonight and avoid the sweep they will have taken three out of four in a critical series.