PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the City of Brotherly Love and the undefeated Eagles, Justin Verlander performed a first reversal, playfully giving Phillies fans another kind of bird on Monday — with his middle finger When he got off the team bus in Houston.
Of course, one finger more than counting World Series wins for the Astros ace, he went 0-6 and had a 6.07 ERA in eight starts.
Also, the number of days Game 3 of the World Series was postponed — the game was postponed to a 1-1 draw and rain delayed the entire Fall Classic schedule by a day.
“We’ve waited long enough to see what happens on the radar,” said Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. Everyone was consistent about this second wave of rain. ”
Game 3 was moved to Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park due to rain. The weather was supposed to be clear and Mrs. Jill Biden was scheduled to attend Game 4. Before the first pitch ceremony scheduled for Halloween night.
Game 4 will take place on Wednesday, with Game 5 set to travel day scheduled for Thursday night. Game 5 will face an NFL game between Houston’s Philadelphia Eagles and the Texans, who are undefeated among all teams.
We have a moving day on Friday if needed. It was the first date of Game 6.
Game 6 has been rescheduled for Saturday and Game 7 will be on Sunday. All games start at 8:03 PM ET.
There hasn’t been a World Series day game since 1987, and there seems to have been little discussion about starting Thursday’s Game 5 in the late afternoon, keeping it away from the NFL’s reigning ratings juggernaut. and Texans games will be streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The World Series airs on Fox.
“For the World Series, a key consideration for us is getting the largest possible audience we can get, and that’s the prime time audience. That’s the reality,” said Manfred. rice field. “We think we have a great product that our fans want to see, and we want to start playing games when it makes sense to play them and have a good audience.” thinking about.”
Houston’s right-handed Lance McCullers Jr. will face Phillies left-handed Ranger Suarez in Game 3.
“It affects both teams,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “Just switch off, get a good night’s rest and be ready to play tomorrow. It’s part of the game.” . You can’t control the weather, so you just have to deal with it. ”
Phillies manager Rob Thomson welcomed Major League Baseball’s decision to postpone the game.
“Everybody wants to play in dry conditions. It will be fair for everyone,” he said.
For fans, tickets valid for Monday night will also be valid for Tuesday’s game when the calendar rolls over into November.
Game 1 starter Aaron Nola will face Cristian Javier in Game 4 for the Phillies. Either Syndergaard or Kyle his Gibson to start Game 5 for the Phils. Game 2 starter Zach Wheeler could take the mound for Game 6 with extra rest and set up Suarez to start Game 7 in Houston.
Thomson allowed six runs in three innings for the Astros on October 4 in his final start of the season, but was confident he would turn to Suárez in Game 7.
“Some people get up to speed and get a little excited,” Thomson said. “Some people have constant heartbeats, and Ranger is one of them.”
Phillies right-hander Kyle Gibson could start Game 5 if the Phillies convert to Syndergaard in the bullpen in either of the next two games. Syndergaard went to the outfield after the postponement for a light long toss in the rain.
Gibson struggled after going 10-8 in 31 starts, but not since October 1st. His only postseason appearance was his reliever scoreless 1 and 1/3 innings in Game 2 of his NLCS on October 19 against the Padres. Gibson has a 1-3 record and a 9.79 ERA in his last six regular-season games. Thomson said he can hit 60-65 pitches from Gibson.
The Astros and Phillies practiced on the field Monday before the tarp was lowered around 5 p.m. About an hour later it started to rain.
“It was nice to practice batting and play ball off the wall. That’s their true home field advantage,” Baker said.
And then again, it rained on the World Series in Philly.
Round 5 in 2008 actually took place over three days. The Phillies and Tampa Bay were tied when the game was suspended. Philadelphia won the World Series the next day after a downpour of rain the next day.
Rain delayed the start of the World Series games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia in 1993 and Citizens Bank Park in 2009. This year, the Phillies won the NL Championship Series with a victory over San Diego on a rainy and windy Sunday.
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