Mets-Cubs rainout forces Saturday doubleheader
Wrigley Field in Chicago in 2020. Credit: AP/Matt Marton
CHICAGO — The confines of Wrigley Field weren’t so friendly Friday.
The Mets and Cubs were rained out of their afternoon game, setting up a doubleheader Saturday. First pitches for the split-admission twin bill are scheduled for 2:20 p.m. and 8:05 p.m., meaning an awfully long second-to-last-day before the All-Star break for both teams.
Both teams decided to keep the same pitching order for the new schedule. That means it will be Taijuan Walker against Medford native and ex-Met Marcus Stroman in the day game, followed by Max Scherzer versus Drew Smyly in the nightcap.
Tim Healey is the Mets beat writer for Newsday. Born on Long Island and raised in Connecticut, Tim has previously worked for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the Boston Globe and MLB.com. He is also the author of “Hometown Hardball,” a book about minor league baseball in the northeast.
