Military aircraft fly over Truist Park for a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres Saturday in Atlanta.
11:15 JST, May 19, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — Saturday night’s game between the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves has been postponed due to rain and lightning.
The teams will play a split doubleheader on Monday, with a 6:20 PM game added to the previously scheduled 12:20 PM game.
Officials announced about five minutes before the scheduled first pitch that the start of the game was postponed due to bad weather in the area.
The four-match series continues on Sunday evening.
Right-hander Yu Darvish was scheduled to start for San Diego on Saturday night, but has been postponed until Sunday.
The Padres planned to reinstate right-hander Joe Musgrove (right elbow inflammation) from the 15-day injured list for Sunday’s game. Instead, Musgrove’s return will apparently be postponed until the Padres’ series in Cincinnati, which begins Tuesday.
The Padres will have right-hander Dylan Cease and right-hander Randy Vasquez start Monday’s games.
The Braves have moved Saturday night’s scheduled starter, right-hander Bryce Elder, to Sunday night.
Atlanta plans to have right-hander Reynaldo López and left-hander Chris Sale start Monday’s games. López was pushed back a day after originally being listed as Sunday night’s starter.
