What were the weather conditions when ALCS game 6 was scheduled to be played?”
Rain was in the forecast throughout Saturday night in the Bronx, with the chances increasing closer to midnight ET. Major League Baseball made a swift decision to accede to Mother Nature, announcing at 6:05 p.m. — one hour and 52 minutes before the scheduled start — that Game 6 of the American League Championship Series between the Angels and Yankees was postponed. complete postseason coverage PostSeason.tv It is rescheduled for 8:20 p.m. on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. No starting pitchers were adversely affected, because the decision was announced soon enough to avoid costly pregame warmups by the starters in the bullpens, and there was no nagging start-and-stop to deal with for the Angels, the Yankees or the fans, who were on their way or already there. “The one thing is, you don’t want to stop and start,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “I don’t think any of us are exactly sure when the rain is going to get out of here, how late it’s going to be. So I respect the decision that the
Game 6 of the ALCS between the Angels and Yankees, scheduled for 7:57 PM ET Saturday night, has been postponed until Sunday because of inclement weather. First pitch will be at 8:20 PM ET. The adjustment means that if Los Angeles wins on Sunday, Game 7 will be played on Monday, one of the scheduled off days before the start of the World Series on Wednesday. Rain has threatened all of the ALCS games played in New York, finally resulting in a postponement on Saturday because of a bleak forecast throughout the duration of the night. Check back at MLB FanHouse later for more reaction, news and analysis of how the postponement will impact the remainder of the series.
