Weather will play a factor this afternoon at Fenway Park as the Rays and Red Sox try to play game three of a four game game set at 4:10pm. As of 12:30pm, the game is still on per Chris Cotillo:
However, the outlook does not look promising. Below is a simulated radar from the HRRR model, which shows persistent, reoccurring batches of
rain over Boston between now and 9:00pm this evening.
It will not be raining every minutes, but it will come down heavy for much of the time that it is raining. Additionally, temperatures will be chilly and the air will be raw, so even if they do try and play through the rain (which seems like an increasingly common trend across MLB), conditions will be rather miserable.
The best move is probably to postpone the game, but that would either require a double header tomorrow, which the team probably wants to avoid on Mother’s Day, a double header in July when the Rays return to Fenway Park right after the All-Star break, or giving up an off day.
Despite the Red Sox having an off day on Monday, that’s not an option to make up this game because the Rays will be in Toronto to face the Blue Jays.
Looking further ahead, models are also suggesting additional rain problems during the back half of the homestand when the Red Sox host the Phillies. A slow moving system will move over New England late Wednesday into Thursday.
Hey, at least this is happening while Roman Anthony and Garrett Crochet are on the IL. Might be a chance to minimize their impact of being out.
