Joe Maddon wasn't happy the Chicago Cubs played an early-afternoon game on Memorial Day after playing a day game in Phoenix on Sunday and then traveling through "two time zones" to get home.

"I don't understand why [the] Memorial game has to be played during the day," Maddon said Monday before taking on the Washington Nationals in a 1:20 p.m. CT start. "There's fireworks and stuff [you can do at night]."

The Cubs play more day games than any team in the majors, though over the years the number of night games on their schedule has increased.

"Quite frankly to play a day game two time zones away then come back [to] another one the next day ... it's tough," Maddon said. "It's not easy, but we're not going to make excuses."