Yankees-Dodgers postponed by forecast; World Cup final clear
The New York Yankees' Saturday night clash with the Los Angeles Dodgers was postponed due to a forecast of sustained inclement weather and moved into a Sunday day-night doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. Officials say the same New York-area outlook should not disrupt the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain across the river.
Key Takeaways
- Saturday's Yankees-Dodgers game was postponed over a forecast of sustained inclement weather.
- The makeup is a Sunday day-night doubleheader, with first pitch at 12:35 p.m. ET and the finale at 7:20 p.m. ET.
- Los Angeles led the series after a 2-1 win Friday on Max Muncy's seventh-inning homer.
- The World Cup final at New York-New Jersey Stadium is not expected to be affected, with only a 5% chance of rain Sunday.
Why were the Yankees and Dodgers postponed?
According to FOX Sports, the Los Angeles Dodgers' game at the New York Yankees on Saturday was postponed because of the "forecast of sustained inclement weather." The contest had been set for 8 p.m. ET on FOX.
Rather than wait out a messy evening in the Bronx, the clubs rescheduled the matchup as part of a day-night doubleheader on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.
When will the Yankees play the makeup games?
Game one of the twin bill is slated for 12:35 p.m. ET on FOX. The regularly scheduled series finale remains at 7:20 p.m. ET from Yankee Stadium.
SportsLine later reported that Los Angeles took the first game of that Sunday doubleheader, with the nightcap still billed as Sunday Night Baseball. Entering the series, the Yankees sat at 54-43 with the second-best record in the American League, while the Dodgers led baseball at 62-36.
For the evening game, SportsLine listed Los Angeles as a -130 favorite with a total of 9 runs.
Will New York weather ruin the World Cup final?
FOX Sports reported the forecast of inclement weather in the New York-New Jersey area is not expected to impact the World Cup final, set about 12 miles west of Yankee Stadium at New York-New Jersey Stadium.
Sunday's outlook in East Rutherford, New Jersey, called for a high of 81 degrees and a low of 66, with just a 5% chance of rain, per the FOX weather app. Kickoff between Argentina and Spain was set for just after 3:00 p.m. ET.
That rare overlap of a Yankees rainout and a World Cup final across the river is the kind of schedule scramble that lands in our Bizarre News & Florida Man coverage.
How did Friday's Yankees-Dodgers game end?
Los Angeles won Friday's series opener 2-1. Max Muncy delivered the go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning off Gerrit Cole, giving the Dodgers the early edge before the weather wiped out Saturday.