Cardinals-Yankees restart time: Cardinals rain delay update in St. Louis on July 1 [UPDATED]
The Cardinals and Yankees were forced into a rain delay in the seventh inning of their July 1 double-header. Check here for updates on the restart.
The Cardinals were absolutely throttling the Yankees on Saturday when mother nature called “Uncle!”
With the first game of a doubleheader at 11-1 in favor of St. Louis, a rain delay was called in the seventh inning at around 4:35 p.m. ET.
UPDATE 2: The Cardinals and Yankees ran into another weather delay with play hoped to resume at 6:25 p.m. CT.
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— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 1, 2023
We have re-entered a weather delay and are projected to resume play at 6:25 pm CT.
UPDATE: The Cardinals hope is for the game to resume at 5:50 p.m. CT or 6:50 p.m. ET.
Additional tweets from the team stated that fans with Game 2 tickets would be admitted into the ballpark beginning at 5:30 p.m. CT and would be given priority for seat locations at the conclusion of Game 1. Fans with Game 1 tickets will be allowed to stay for Game 2.
Weather permitting, tonight's game is expected to resume at 5:50 pm CT. https://t.co/gAtkbywrIi
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) July 1, 2023
Cardinals rain delay update: Cardinals-Yankees restart time after weather delay
As NYYRainDelay on Twitter pointed out, no one wanted to call a rain delay on an 11-1 game but with lightning in the area safety had to win out.
4:35 pm ET / 3:35 pm CT Yankees Rain Delay Update:
— Yankees Rain Delay Forecast (@NYYRainDelay) July 1, 2023
⛈️ A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued just north of Busch Stadium
⚡ Lightning is getting dangerously close to the ballpark (within 7 miles now)
⚠️ No one wants a delay in an 11-1 game, but the possibility of… pic.twitter.com/cpoLIJr1aR
The big question now is whether the game will be able to be resumed. Friday’s game was canceled because of weather, prompting the doubleheader on Saturday. If the rain causes too long of a delay, it could get in the way of the second game starting on time.
Considering the score line, it would probably be preferable to all involved to call it and get ready for Game 2.
However, no official announcement on that front has been made, so it’s just a matter of waiting until more information is learned.
St. Louis shelled Luis Severino in his four innings of action. The Yankees pitcher gave up nine hits, including two home runs, and seven earned runs. Paul Goldschmidt started things off in the third inning with a three-run bomb. After two more runs scored in the fourth, Nolan Gorman kept the party going in the fourth with a two-run shot. The fifth inning featured more joy for the Cardinals with three more runs piled on to make it 11-0.
In the top of the seventh, Oswaldo Cabrera drove in a run to prevent the Yankees from being blanked.
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