A rain delay lasted more than three hours before action was called off for the night.
Tuesday night’s series opener was also postponed due to unplayable field conditions, prompting New York owner Steve Cohen to apologize to Miami and its fans.previously reported, as the ordeal affected the team’s pitching plans amid its fight for a postseason spot.
The teams played a doubleheader Wednesday to make up for Tuesday’s contest, splitting the games. The Marlins sit half a game ahead of the“Without getting into the details, obviously this is an unfortunate incident,” Marlins general manager Kim Ng said about the latest impacted game. “Right now, we’re being told that we’ll have to play on Monday.”
Was there some thought to just continuing to play as rain started in the ninth inning, given the forecast for continued wet conditions? Mets manager Buck Showalter said the umpires received a report that there would be a window to resume play at 10:30 p.m. ET. However, rain continued at a steady pace at that time. There could have been other potential windows, but none ever came to fruition.
When the rain finally slowed around 12:20 a.m. ET — and after discussions with Marlins officials — the grounds crew lifted the tarp off the infield. But the field was soaked in several areas. From there, heavier rain returned. They then covered the field again.“We had two or three different potential start times and we were ready to go and it kept closing,” the manager said. “It would open, and we were going to pull the tarp quick and go, but underneath, it’s wet too.
“It was obviously a giant mess-up last night,” he said. “The reality is the tarp wasn’t on over the weekend, and this is what happened. We couldn’t play yesterday; that’s just what it is. We tried. … Hopefully, the complaining and all that frustration is over with and we focus on today.”
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