CHICAGO (AP) – This time, the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs never got on the field.
Sunday’s series finale was postponed by rain and rescheduled for May 14, setting up an unusual four-game set that begins in Chicago and finishes with three in Atlanta.
It also was wet, cold and windy on Saturday, but the teams played through the conditions and the Cubs rallied for a wild 14-10 victory over the Braves. When it was over, both sides were critical of the decision to play.
This was Atlanta’s only scheduled trip to Chicago.
“Driving out again, it was remarkably bad,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. “It’s just the right thing to do. It’s not about just getting games in. You want to be able to play the game on a major league-caliber, championship-caliber level.