The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds could not even full one lap Saturday night time at Bristol Motor Speedway through the first Main League Baseball sport performed in Tennessee.
After a prolonged pregame rain delay that delay the primary pitch for two hours, 17 minutes, the Braves and Reds solely registered 4 outs earlier than one other climate delay compelled their sport to be suspended till 1 p.m. ET on Sunday with the Reds holding a 1-0 lead.
Greater than 85,000 tickets — an MLB document — have been bought for the MLB Speedway Basic, however Mom Nature didn’t care concerning the night time’s historic significance.
With puddles seen on the infield dust, the Reds’ Matt McLain and Elly De La Cruz registered infield singles earlier than Austin Hays poked an RBI single into left as McLain splashed dwelling. The tarp returned to the sphere shortly thereafter. When the sport resumes Sunday, Cincinnati may have runners on first and second with one out.
Cincinnati rookie Chase Burns set down the Braves so as within the first, which included strikeouts of Jurickson Profar and Matt Olson. Atlanta despatched reliever Austin Cox to the mound within the backside of the primary and he fanned TJ Friedl earlier than permitting the three consecutive singles.
–Discipline Stage Media