A seemingly minor delay turned into a postponement on Saturday night, as the Yankees and Red Sox won’t be taking the field. They have instead rescheduled this game for August 29th—another Saturday—in which these two clubs will play a doubleheader with the first game taking place at 1:05 p.m. According to a press release from the Yankees, everyone who bought a ticket for tonight’s game will be entitled to watch the first one of that doubleheader in late August, the makeup game so to speak.
With Sunday’s
game moving forward in the same time slot at 1:35 p.m., instead of pushing everyone back a day, the Yankees will not interrupt Cam Schllitler’s schedule and have him take the mound. Will Warren, who was set to pitch tonight, will move back to the series opener against the Guardians on the road on Monday, facing standout Cleveland starter Gavin Williams. It’s worth noting that pitching on the road has been a rather productive activity for Warren, who has a 2.25 ERA in five starts on the road this season.
There’s no word yet on whether the Yankees will stick with Ali Sánchez at catcher for his team debut with Austin Wells hitting the IL, or if the gone-but-quickly-returned J.C. Escarra will go behind the plate instead. The Red Sox will seemingly stick with their Saturday starter, lefty Ranger Suárez, on Sunday, so the righty Sánchez would seem to be the logical choice.
Enjoy your evenings and we’ll see you tomorow.
