Yankees, Mets games postponed again
Doubleheaders are scheduled for both N.Y. squads on Sunday
For the second straight day, the games between the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees and the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies were postponed because of a forecast for sustained rain in the area.
Saturday night’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Royals was also postponed because of rain for a second straight day.
The Royals and Orioles will try to play a straight doubleheader Sunday, and then another game Monday afternoon on what was a mutual off day.
The Rangers and Yankees will make up the game at 1:05 p.m. Monday.
They had been scheduled to play Friday night, a game that was rained out nearly eight hours before the scheduled first pitch. That game will now be played Sunday as part of a single-admission doubleheader beginning at 1:35 p.m.
This weekend marks Texas’ only scheduled trip to Yankee Stadium this season.
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole (2-0, 3.00 ERA) is set to pitch the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader against right-hander Dane Dunning (1-1, 3.81). Cole had been scheduled to start Friday night, and Dunning was set for Texas on Saturday.
Glenn Otto (1-0, 2.89), who was initially set to go for Texas in the series opener against Cole, will instead pitch the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader against left-hander Jordan Montgomery (0-1, 2.88). The scheduled starters for Monday are right-hander Jon Gray (0-1, 7.50) for the Rangers and lefty Nestor Cortes (1-1, 1.82) for the Yankees.
The Yankees are now scheduled to play 23 games in 22 days and will have only one day off while playing 29 games over 29 days through June 5.
Saturday’s Mets-Phillies game will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Sunday.
The first game will start at 12:35 p.m., with the second game following immediately afterward. The game that was postponed Friday night was rescheduled for Aug. 20 as part of a split-admission doubleheader.
Max Scherzer (4-0, 2.61 ERA) was scheduled to start for the Mets on Saturday against Kyle Gibson (2-1, 2.93). Sunday’s originally scheduled starters were Chris Bassitt (3-2, 2.61) for New York against Zach Eflin (1-2, 4.50).
Both teams made roster moves before Saturday’s announcement.
The Phillies placed shortstop Didi Gregorius on the 10-day injured list with a left knee strain that manager Joe Girardi said occurred during a collision with left fielder Kyle Schwarber on Wednesday night against Texas. Infield prospect Bryson Stott was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take Gregorius’ spot on the roster.
Meanwhile, the Mets announced that they claimed infielder Gosuke Katoh off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. The
27-year-old made his major league debut for Toronto on April 9, going 1-for-7 in limited action. Katoh was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.