Saturday's Braves vs Mets game is rained out; will become doubleheader in August

Some people have said that the Mets were scared of facing Atlanta, and this isn't helping prove that assertion wrong.

The New York Mets have announced that Saturday afternoon's scheduled Game Two between Atlanta and New York has officially been rained out. 

Today’s game against Atlanta has been postponed due to rain. We will play a split-admission doubleheader on Saturday, August 12 with game one scheduled to begin at 1:10 p.m. and game two scheduled for 7:15 p.m.https://t.co/jEBVy85fFQ

— New York Mets (@Mets) April 29, 2023

New York State saw showers roll in late last night that prompted the delay (and eventual conclusion) of last night's game one after five innings, giving Atlanta the 4-0 victory. 

However, there's a chance that they could have played. If you believe long-time twitter account "Mets Weather", that has been tracking weather for Mets games for at least seven years, the game could have been pushed back from a 4:05 PM ET start to a more typical evening first pitch.  

Unlike last night, where rain picked up as we got later, today rain lets up this afternoon and evening before more arrives overnight. In the next few hours, rain should become lighter and more scattered. At this time, I think they can play, with a potential delayed start. #LGM

— Mets Weather (@WxMets) April 29, 2023

However, New York went ahead and preemptively called the game, with it being made up in Atlanta's mid-August trip back to Citi Field.    

It's not a decision that everyone, on either side, was confident was needed. 

Looked better than last night, but ok I guess, https://t.co/7bbTSGFe4Y

— Mets Weather (@WxMets) April 29, 2023

Additionally, as we discussed just yesterday morning, the organization (and the fans) are happy to dodge Atlanta right now. 

I'll take it. Best case scenario. We aren't equipped to handle the braves smoke right now #LGM

— Tito in Richmond Hill (@T_RIVE22) April 29, 2023

Better off. Save the embarrassment for August. Mets have a mid at best lineup and they hate to show up in big games

— Ed Rooney (@Yooooo7082) April 29, 2023

The team wasn’t going to show up anyways so it’s just as well. https://t.co/gOCV4vnZ00

— Huascar BrazoDan (@IrishFF44) April 29, 2023

The best part of this game being rescheduled? 

Max Scherzer's suspension was for ten games, so it now runs through May 1st and he's not eligible to pitch game four, as we originally expected.  

#Braves won’t be facing a Scherzer in this series now, even if they get two more games in, since he still has two games remaining on his 10-game suspension. If they had been able to play all four games, he would’ve started series finale.

— David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) April 29, 2023

The worst possible outcome for the Mets, realized. Scherzer drops the appeal of the suspension just to be back for the final game of the series, an early (and possibly unneeded) cancellation means he can't pitch, and they still aren't able to dodge Strider, who should be available to start on Sunday on an extra day of rest (if the weather holds up - tomorrow might be just as bad as Friday night and Saturday morning were). 

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