There were many who thought that Tuesday’s scheduled game between the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves would be postponed before it even began. And now, those people can say it should have been. Despite pouring rain, the teams started their game on time. In between the top and bottom halves of the second inning — with the Giants leading 3-2 — the game was paused while the grounds crew worked on the field.
It was a funny scene. The rain has mostly ceased, but the infield was soaked enough that
the grounds crew needed to spend time trying to make it playable.
And spend time they indeed did. We went well over an hour without a delay ever officially being declared, though eventually the teams left the dugouts entirely, and Atlanta did announce on social media that they would update fans on any resumption of play. According to the beat reporters, there were essentially no announcements inside the stadium.
Finally, after a delay of roughly an hour and a half, the game was officially postponed. Action will resume on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. PT, with the Braves at bat to start the bottom of the second inning. Wednesday will now be a doubleheader, with the second game at the regularly scheduled 4:15 p.m. PT start time.
Because of the doubleheader, both teams will be allowed to call up a 27th player for the roster. The Giants will almost certainly use that additional roster spot on a pitcher who can eat a good chunk of innings, since Adrian Houser will be unavailable after throwing 28 pitches in the first inning on Tuesday. Carson Whisenhunt last pitched on Friday, so he’s the logical selection (Carson Seymour is pitching today for AAA Sacramento, while Blade Tidwell pitched on Saturday).
We’ll see if Wednesday’s games are able to get off the ground, as plenty more rain appears in the forecast in Atlanta.
