a rain delay is called at the onset of rain in baseball.
a rain delay is called at the onset of rain in baseball.
when is a rain delay called in baseball?
onset of rain
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craziest game of the year. the nine-inning game on may 30, was officially only 2:27 in time, but that didn't count the one-hour rain delay prior to the original start time of 7:15pm, and then the 4:32 delay in the top of the ninth inning from 10:32pm to 3:04am, finally with the game ending at 3:14am on may 31. the reason to wait out the long rain delay was because it was the last trip the kansas city royals make to st. louis, and rule 4.12(b)(4) would apply, so the royals persuaded umpire joe west to keep the game from being called and their three runs in the top of the ninth to be wiped out with them losing 2–1 after eight full innings. they won the argument, and the game 4–2. the game's total 5:32 rain delay was the longest in baseball since october 3, 1999, when the cincinnati reds-milwaukee brewers had a 5:47 delay. although not saddled with the loss, rookie starter michael wacha, 21, in his major-league debut lost the chance for a win after dazzling the fans and television audience in retiring the first 13 batters he faced. he gave up a total of just two hits and one run, walking one and striking out six in his seven full innings, holding a 2–1 lead until reliever mitchell boggs gave up a game-tying home run leading off the top of the ninth. the game-ending time at 3:14am was the latest ever for a game at busch stadium. wacha had thrown only 73.2 ip in the minors before his call-up and debut. he threw only 93 pitches (67 for strikes), facing 23 batters, retiring 21 of them. his 93 pitches were mostly 92-96 mph fastballs, then change-ups, with only three curveballs. he kept two souvenir balls: his first strikeout (alex gordon), and the ball he got a single in his first at-bat. mitchell boggs returned to the cardinals to help the bullpen after 18 days (may 2–20), blew michael wacha's 2–1 lead in his debut on may 30, and was demoted a second time to aaa-memphis the next day, may 31. boggs' 2013 year now reads: 18 games played in, 0–3, with an 11.05 era, 21 hits, 15 walks, 11 strikeouts, and a 2.455 whip in 14.2 ip.
2013 st. louis cardinals season