MLB Speedway Classic: Braves vs. Reds at Bristol Motor Speedway pushed to Sunday after rain in first inning
The MLB Speedway Classic quickly became a rainy waste on Saturday evening. The first throw between the Braves of Atlanta and the Reds of Cincinnati at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee was delayed by two hours and 17 minutes by rain, then, once the match, more rain came and forced a suspension. The match will resume at 1 p.m. on Sunday, said MLB.
The game was suspended with one at the end of the first round. Chase Burns pulled a 1-2-3 summit from the first, then the Reds pushed a race in the lower half against the left-hander Austin Cox. Spencer Strider, the programmed starter of Atlanta, was scratched after the initial late rain delay. This is his first year of return from his second UCL operation and the brave are careful with him.
When the Speedway Classic resumes on Sunday, the Reds will have Matt Mclain in the second and Elly de la Cruz at the start, and Miguel Andujar on the plate with a withdrawal. Cincinnati leads the 1-0 game on a single from Austin Hays RBI (Gametracker).
The Speedway Classic is the first game involving American teams or the National League in the state of Tennessee. More than 85,000 tickets were sold for the event. This is a record for a regular season match, exceeding 84,587 tickets sold for a match between Cleveland and the New York Yankees at Cleveland Stadium on September 14, 1954.
Bristol Motor Speedway is one of Nascar’s most emblematic tracks. It has a capacity of 146,000 for motorsport events. About two thirds of the stadium seats are open for the Speedway Classic, the more temporary seats were installed behind the plate and along the first and third baselines.
The Braves and the Reds divided the first two games in their three -game series. Cincinnati has 58-53 and 3 ½ games behind Joker’s third point. The brave disappointing are 46-63 and the post-season race.
The Speedway Classic is an event in a match. The first two games in this three -game series were played at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
