Well, if you were hyped for some Ohio Cup baseball on Monday, I’ve got bad news: the series opener between the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians got officially postponed. Storms started delaying things, and with more nasty weather in the forecast, they just called it.
Doubleheader Chaos for Tuesday
Get ready for a doubleheader, because that’s exactly what’s replacing Monday’s game. The first game is set for a 1:40 PM ET start on Tuesday at Great American Ball Park. Reds ace Chase Burns, who was originally slated to pitch Monday, is now going to start that early game. Then, the second game of the series is still on for its original 7:10 PM ET start. So, if the skies clear up, you’re getting a full day of baseball!
Cincinnati’s Pitching Puzzles
While the Guardians have their man, Brady Singer, already locked in to start Tuesday’s second game, things are a little less clear for the Reds. There are already some “mixed calls” on how Cincinnati is going to start Game 2. Charlie Goldsmith intimated they’ll use “an opener” for that one, and even suggested “presumably with Singer taking over after,” which is, uh, interesting. Meanwhile, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic thinks it’s going to be a full-on “bullpen game 2.” Talk about uncertainty going into a doubleheader! On another note, Monday’s game was supposed to be nationally televised on ESPN, but there’s no distinct word yet if ESPN will carry the first game on Tuesday or if it’s getting passed over to the Reds.com crew.
So, while those teams out east deal with the rain and puzzling pitching plans, our Seattle Mariners were battling it out tonight. Unfortunately, it was a tough one, with the Mariners falling to the Texas Rangers 3-7. We’ll get ’em next time!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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