Nationals vs. Cubs, NLDS Game 4: Start time, TV channel, and live stream

Bad weather and a heavy night of rain in Chicago forced the postponement of Game 4 of the National League Division Series to Wednesday afternoon (4 p.m. eastern, TBS), with the Washington Nationals trying to stay alive on the road against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Tanner Roark was originally scheduled to start Game 4 on Tuesday, but the rainout meant the Nationals could bring Stephen Strasburg on regular rest on Wednesday if they so choose. But in a surprise, Strasburg was under the weather and wasn’t going to start Game 4, with manager Dusty Baker blaming mold, among other things.

Eventually, though, Strasburg was named as the starter despite his illness in a surprise midday decision.

Strasburg, who struck out 10 and allowed two unearned runs in seven innings in a Game 1 loss, has a 0.78 ERA in his last 11 starts, all since the All-Star break.

Jake Arrieta starts on Wednesday for Chicago.

Runs have been at a premium in this series, with the Cubs totaling eight runs in three games while the Nationals have scored seven times.

The Nationals, who haven’t won a playoff series since moving to Washington in 2005, have won four division titles in the last seven years but, down two games to one in this series, are in danger of losing in the first round yet again.

Arrieta will be a free agent at the end of 2017, and he reflected on his four-plus seasons with the Cubs, per Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago:

“It’s going to be special, that’s for sure,” Arrieta said. “This entire year has been incredible. Being able to get to the postseason three years in a row in this organization ... from where we came when I got over here in 2013 has been tremendous, and I’ve met some incredible people. I was welcomed in this organization from the get-go, and, you know, I’m very thankful for Jed [Hoyer] and Theo [Epstein] bringing me over here to give me another opportunity to revamp my career.”

Nationals shortstop Trea Turner has had a rough NLDS so far, writes Patrick Reddington of Federal Baseball:

Trea Turner (0 for 12, 5 Ks) is still leading off, and Baker said today that he had a talk with the Washington Nationals’ 24-year-old infielder to assure him he’s obviously not the first to struggle in the postseason. “I had a long talk with Trea this morning,” Baker said.

“Anybody that’s been in the playoffs, especially a number of times, have had a tough playoff. I remember Orlando Cepeda, he was an MVP and he had an extremely tough playoff. I remember Dave Winfield had an extremely tough World Series.“So it’s not the first time that a guy has had a tough playoff. I had a tough playoff.”