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The Mets’ game versus the Nationals Tuesday night was suspended after one inning (and one batter) due to rain.

The game will be completed on Wednesday starting at 4:10 p.m. The teams will play the remainder of the eight innings for the first game, then they will play the regularly scheduled Wednesday game after that. The second game will only be seven innings because of baseball’s doubleheader rule during COVID-19. Explain that one to me.

Game 1 will start with Nationals catcher Riley Adams on first base. The Mets got down 3-1 to the Nats after Carlos Carrasco served up a three-run home run to Juan Soto before he could record an out Tuesday. The Mets scratched a run back on back-to-back two-out doubles by Pete Alonso and Dominic Smith, before Smith was caught in a run down after a passed ball ricocheted right back to Adams.

A dark rain cloud was settling in over Citi Field for much of the first inning. The rain started in the bottom half of the frame, but it really started pouring in the top of the second.

Carrasco’s third start of the year is now wasted after just one-plus inning during which he surrendered four hits and a walk and retired just three batters. He threw 33 pitches. He likely won’t pitch again until Saturday versus the Dodgers.

Marcus Stroman will start Game 2, and Luis Rojas said Drew Smith will pick up where Carrasco left off in Game 1.

Wednesday will be the 12th time the Mets play a doubleheader this season.