Yankees-Orioles postponed: What's the makeup date?

by Felix Pantaleón

The game between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Thursday was delayed due to rain. 5/31/18

UPDATE 9:03 p.m.:

#Yankees–#Orioles postponed. Will be made up as a single-admission DH, Monday, July 9, 4:05 p.m.

— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) June 1, 2018

UPDATE 7:36 p.m.:

Update: Rain sucks. Crab soup good. pic.twitter.com/UK4uNUBVES

— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) May 31, 2018

BALTIMORE — The Yankees-Orioles game at Camden Yards was delayed due to rain Thursday, May 31, 2018.

The Orioles hadn’t announced when they expect the game’s first pitch.

There was a message on the stadium scoreboard telling fans to seek shelter due to a threat of lightning.

Here’s the forecast for the night, via the National Weather Service, which has issued a flash flood warning for the area:

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

WATCH: Sanchez takes grounders at 3B

Here are pregame notes, courtesy of the Yankees’ PR:

EARLY BIRDS: The Yankees are 28-4 (.875) when scoring first this season, the Majors’ second-best winning pct. (Boston, .889, 24-3) and second-most wins (Milwaukee, .857, 30-5) in those situations this year.

ROWING ALONG: C Austin Romine is batting .462 (12-for-26) with 9R, 3 doubles, 3HR and 9RBI during his career-high nine-game hitting streak (since 4/30)…has 3HR over his last five games after hitting 3HR total over his previous 123 games (7/8/16-5/11/18).
* Has reached in 11-of-18PA w/ RISP this season (.611 OBP), batting 7-for-14 (.500) with 1 double, 10RBI and 4BB.

‘O’ MY!: The Yankees scored 154R in 19G against Baltimore in 2017, the highest run total by any team vs. any opponent in the Expansion Era (since 1961)…was the highest total since Chicago-AL scored 158R in 22G against Boston in 1960…was the Yankees’ highest single-season run total vs. any opponent since 1956, when they scored 158R vs. the Kansas City A’s.
* RF Aaron Judge hit .426/.588/1.049 (26-for-61) with 31R, 5 doubles, 11HR, 24RBI and 24BB vs. Baltimore in 2017…his 31R were the most by any player vs. any opponent in one season since Ted Williams scored 31R in 1947 vs. St. Louis-AL…his 11HR were the most by a Yankee vs. a single opponent since 1961, when Roger Maris hit 13HR vs. Chicago-AL and Mickey Mantle hit 11HR vs. Washington-AL…his 24BB were the most by a Yankee vs. an opponent since 1959…has 12HR vs. Baltimore in his career, tied for his most against any team (also Toronto).

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