World Series Game 3 at risk of being delayed with rain forecast for Philadelphia

Game 3 of Monday’s World Series between the Astros and Phillies is at risk of being postponed or even postponed due to predicted rain later in the evening in the Philadelphia area as MLB officials will meet in the afternoon to discuss a final. decision .

The two clubs, currently tied at 1-1 after two games played at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, are expected to play at Citizens Bank Park at 8:03 p.m. ET, although various weather reports indicate there is an 85 percent chance. for showers at that time of the evening.

MLB makes day-to-day weather decisions in the postseason and the league’s stance is to prioritize nine innings of play without interruptions.

The third game of this year’s World Series could be canceled on Monday due to rain in Philadelphia

The league also prefers not to kill momentum during the ball game, as they want to avoid forcing players to sit down. It also cares about its ratings, hence its reluctance to resume game action late at night at an inopportune time for Americans, especially on the East Coast.

Cloudy weather is on the order of Monday in Philadelphia and, according to The Weather Channel, the chance of rain increases dramatically from 38 percent to 72 percent by 8 p.m.

The probability of rain showers at 9 p.m. is 55 percent and increases further to 74 and 73 percent at 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., respectively.

The news won’t be welcomed by trick-or-treaters in the Philly area either, but the amount of rain isn’t expected to rise a tenth of an inch.

AccuWeather meteorologist Said Sojda told the Philadelphia Inquirer that the chance of rain for Monday’s game “is certainly not as bad as it could be starting in November.”

Fans at Citizens Bank Park have already been treated to a rainy match during the NLCS Game 5

The Astros and Phillies have currently won a game each in the two games played so far

For Game 4, on Tuesday, according to AccuWeather, rain is also on the agenda, albeit with a smaller chance of 43 percent.

The Phillies have already had rain during the playoffs this year after playing against the San Diego Padres in heavy showers in NLCS’ Game 5. The game between the two teams started on time and the game was not interrupted once.

In the ALCS, however, the Guardians had to postpone the Yankees Game 5 due to heavy rain in the New York City area. Game 2, however, was played in light rain in Cleveland.

Philadelphia has had a history of World Series weather failures, coincidentally when the Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008. Game 5 was put on hold halfway through the sixth inning, just as the Rays tied the score 2-2.

The Phillies won the series, four games to one, but then Commissioner Bud Selig had announced the rule that all World Series games had to be played at once.