NEW YORK– Hardly a week passes without a postponement for the Mets, who have sustained near-constant weather issues throughout this season. Their newest post ponement occurred on Thursday, when heavy rain prevented them from playing their set up video game against the Pirates at Citi Field. The groups will make it up as part of a single-admission doubleheader starting at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday.
That seven-inning doubleheader will be the Mets 10th of the season, making them the first team considering that 1978 to have that lots of prior to the All-Star break. The Mets are arranged to dip into least 13 doubleheaders this season, leading to the loss of 52 guideline innings– the equivalent of nearly six complete video games.
Although that has actually interrupted their schedule, the loss of innings has actually likewise helped the Mets avoid overtaxing their pitchers.
” Thats a fascinating method of seeing it,” manager Luis Rojas stated. “I applaud the choice of the seven-inning doubleheaders, of having those in baseball. I believe they work really well.”
Only tickets for Saturdays initially arranged 4:10 p.m. video game will stand for the doubleheader. Fans holding tickets for Thursdays video game can either exchange them for a comparably priced ticket to another 2021 video game (leaving out the Sept. 10-12 Subway Series) or utilize them as credit for a higher-priced video game. Complete ticketing information is readily available at Mets.com/ Rain.
The Mets plan to push Thursdays beginning pitcher, Taijuan Walker, back one day to begin on Friday. Marcus Stroman will also move back a day to start Game 1 of Saturdays doubleheader, followed by Tylor Megill in the nightcap. The Mets still havent chosen who will pitch on Sunday; it could be Jacob deGrom, if he feels up to coming back on brief rest.