CLEVELAND (AP) – Major League Baseball is hoping it can play Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night despite the rain.
MLB senior vice president Peter Woodfork said officials were prepared to have the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians play through light rain.
“If it’s light and … we don’t think it’s going to get any heavier, I think we’d be apt to play in that,” he said about 2 1/2 hours before the scheduled 7:08 p.m. start. “The field’s in good condition. The tarp’s been on. The outfield can take a lot of water.”
Woodfork said Commissioner Rob Manfred will examine the situation at about 6:15 p.m., in time to notify teams whether to have their starting pitchers start to warm up.
MLB on Tuesday moved up Wednesday’s start by an hour to 7:08 p.m., and light rain started to fall at about noon.