Overview
- The scheduled 1:40 p.m. first pitch on Sunday entered a rain delay and the Cincinnati Reds initially said they would provide updates before later announcing the game was postponed.
- The Reds announced the makeup will be the first game of a split doubleheader on Monday, August 17, with existing Sunday tickets valid for the replay and exchanges available at the ballpark ticket window.
- Friday’s severe weather already forced a postponed game and a Saturday doubleheader that split between the teams, leaving the Sunday outcome to decide the three-game series.
- The postponement affects pitching rotations and St. Louis’s travel to Milwaukee, since the Cardinals are scheduled to fly after the series and clubs must adapt staff plans for the upcoming schedule.
- Local forecasts had shown a mid-to-late-afternoon break in showers that briefly offered a window to play but evening rain returned and MLB and team officials opted to set the August makeup date.