Padres-Braves game postponed by rain, lighting with doubleheader scheduled for Monday

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A game between the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves has been postponed by rain and lightning. The teams will play a split doubleheader on Monday with a 6:20 p.m. game added to the previously scheduled 12:20 p.m. game.

A ground crew member covers the mound before baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres , Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Atlanta. Military aircraft fly over Truist Park before a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres , Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Atlanta. Fans dance in the rain before a rain-delayed baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres , Saturday, May 18, 2024, in Atlanta.

The teams will play a split doubleheader on Monday with a 6:20 p.m. game added to the previously scheduled 12:20 p.m. game. Officials announced about five minutes before the scheduled first pitch that the start of the game was being delayed by inclement weather in the area.Right-hander Yu Darvish had been scheduled to start for San Diego on Saturday night, but has been pushed back to Sunday.

The Padres planned to reinstate right-hander Joe Musgrove from the 15-day injured list for that game. Musgrove could instead move to one of Monday’s games. The Braves have shifted Saturday night’s planned starter, right-hander Bryce Elder, to Sunday night. Right-hander Reynaldo López, who had been scheduled for Sunday night, is expected to move back one day to start one game in Monday’s doubleheader.Braves: RHP Pierce Johnson was reinstated from the injured list. RHP Jackson Stephens was outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett. ... C Travis d’Arnaud was available in an emergency situation if Saturday night’s game had been played.

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