Rain forecasts led to the cancellation of Saturday evening’s baseball matchup between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
Officials called off the contest approximately 30 minutes following the original 7:35 p.m. EST scheduled start time. The teams will play a makeup doubleheader on August 29.
Stadium crews covered the playing field with a tarp about an hour before game time. Precipitation held off for another hour before the official rainout was declared shortly after 8 p.m.
New York had planned to start right-handed pitcher Will Warren (7-1, 3.22 ERA) against Boston’s left-handed starter Ranger Suarez.
For Sunday’s contest, Suarez (2-3, 3.38) is scheduled to pitch for Boston, while New York will counter with right-hander Cam Schlittler (7-3, 1.89).
The Red Sox have performed well at Yankee Stadium recently, posting an 8-5 record over their last 13 road games against New York, including Friday’s 5-3 series-opening win.
Willson Contreras delivered his second consecutive home run with a two-run blast against Ryan Weathers. Contreras knocked in three runs total and has safely reached base in 17 straight contests.
New York has won seven of their past 11 contests but dropped three of four games since losing power hitter Aaron Judge to a stress fracture in his right rib. Prior to Saturday’s weather delay, the Yankees placed catcher Austin Wells on the injured list due to cervical headaches. The team brought up catcher J.C. Escarra from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as his replacement.
