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WASHINGTON -- Long after the concourses emptied, the sky cleared up as the tarp still covered the field. Game 2 of the NL Division Series between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers still had to wait.Major League Baseball postponed the Dodgers-Nationals game until Sunday at 1:08 p.m. because it expected the rain that fell throughout the morning and afternoon to continue well into the night.The teams were scheduled for a 4:08 p.m. first pitch Saturday. But rain that intensified as Hurricane Matthew moved up the coast and a forecast of 100 percent certainty for precipitation until at least 8 p.m. forced the decision, Commissioner Rob Manfred said.We hate to cancel, said Manfred, who arrived Saturday afternoon after a flight from New York. We hate to make travel worse on the players than it was originally intended to be. But it just doesnt look like were going to have a situation that would be safe for the players to play.Rain stopped falling at Nationals Park around 4 p.m., about an hour after the decision was made to postpone the game. Rain was scheduled to resume in the early evening.LA leads the best-of-five series 1-0 after a 4-3 victory Friday night.Manfred said he expected the weather to be better Sunday at Nationals Park and hopes to be in a sunny period. Its supposed to be 61 degrees and windy around game time.Left-hander Rich Hill (12-5, 2.12 ERA) will start for the Dodgers against right-hander Tanner Roark (16-10, 2.83). Manfred said the rest of the series will proceed as scheduled with Game 3 Monday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, as the rain wiped out the travel day to the West Coast.Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy said players came in prepared to play but was glad the decision was made quickly.Hats off to Major League Baseball for canceling this early, Murphy said. Im sure they didnt want either pitcher to get out there and get caught in a situation where you lose one of them, especially in a short series like this.The postponement means the teams will have to play and fly Sunday.We do East-West travel like this during the regular season, Manfred said. Its not ideal but doable.Its expected to be Dodgers righty Kenta Maeda against Nationals lefty Gio Gonzalez in Game 3. LA manager Dave Roberts said lefty Julio Urias would start Game 4, if necessary, which would leave ace Clayton Kershaw available for a possible Game 5.STICKING WITH ESPINOSANationals manager Dusty Baker stuck with Danny Espinosa on his initial Game 2 lineup despite the shortstop going 0 for 3 with three strikeouts in Game 1. Asked why he continues to play Espinosa, Baker was blunt.Well, who else do I have? Baker said. If you can give me somebody better, then I can play somebody instead of him. Certain times you have certain people on your team and thats what youve got. Now, my job is to hopefully get the most out of them and make them better.BLISTERS IN THE SUNThe blister issues Hill has been dealing with make it unlikely hed be able to come back for a potential Game 5 on short rest, Roberts said. That means the Dodgers wont try to push Kershaw to pitch on short rest in Game 4.Weve been very cautious up to this point, Roberts said. Thats a variable that is kind of start to start, and well see how he is.Hill wasnt worried about the blisters in wet weather, either, which now wont be a concern.GONZALEZ GOES WESTGonzalez will fly to Los Angeles before the rest of his teammates Sunday to get some extra rest. He struggled during the regular season but hopes to be able to take advantage of the Dodgers lefty-heavy lineup and wants to go deep into Game 4.Its never easy facing that lineup, Gonzalez said. I would never say, `Hey, just go out there and pitch. You definitely have to some have common sense to throw some of these guys. 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MANCHESTER, England -- In the boldest call of his short time at Manchester City, Pep Guardiola jettisoned Joe Hart and replaced him with Claudio Bravo to have a ball-playing goalkeeper in his team.Based on Bravos debut in the cauldron of a Manchester derby, some will question if its the correct choice.The Chile international showcased his excellent footwork and footballing brain throughout Citys 2-1 win at Old Trafford, moving outside his area to get involved in play and starting attacks with his passing and long throws.But other aspects of his performance let him down -- notably when he dropped a free kick to the feet of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who volleyed home the loose ball to bring United back into a game it had started so poorly.The 33-year-old Bravo also courted danger by dribbling round Ibrahimovic in the second half, only to let the ball get away from him. It required a studs-first challenge on Wayne Rooney to clear the ball and avoid a second major mistake.Every time Bravo received the ball after his error for the goal, Uniteds fans jeered and heckled the goalkeeper, who showed his personality by continuing to play the ball out from the back -- a key reason why he was signed by Guardiola.Sometimes (mistakes) happen and the player thinks its my fault, Guardiola said. Instead Claudio said, `OK, its football, its happened, the situation is unlucky and in the second half he played again, and again, and again with the ball.I know its a risk. If we lose the ball, its a goal agaiinst us.dddddddddddd But when we win with that, we win many, many things. I try to convince the players that its the best way to control the game, dominate and concede as few chances as possible.Signed late in the transfer window, Bravo has spent most of the last two weeks on international duty and only had two training sessions with his new teammates.Guardiola had no hesitation putting him into the side for a huge game.His personality showed me a lot today, Guardiola said.Bravo, who started his footballing career as a striker, demonstrated his technical skills by spraying passes out to the halfway line during the pre-match warmup and he did the same during the game, even when put under pressure by Uniteds players.He even started the move that led to Citys opening goal, passing the ball out to Aleksandar Kolarov instead of clearing his lines. Kolarov then sent the ball long, it was flicked on by Kelechi Iheanacho and Kevin De Bruyne ran through to score.Bravo instigated another dangerous first-half attack by skimming a long throw between two United midfielders and to the feet of De Bruyne.Its a cultural change compared to the days of Hart, who was strong on crosses and at shot-stopping but often looked unsure with the ball at his feet. For that reason, he has been sent on loan to Italian side Torino in a move that ended his decade-long spell at City. Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Wholesale ' ' '