Sports News

MLB: Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, ppd., rain

Published: Sept. 6, 2008 at 1:51 PM

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Heavy rains caused by tropical storm Hanna forced the Mets and Philadelphia to postpone their baseball game Saturday at New York's Shea Stadium.

A makeup contest, weather-permitting, will be Sunday afternoon when the top two teams in the National League East Division will try to play a day/night doubleheader.

The likely starters for the first game are Saturday's scheduled starters -- veteran left-hander Jamie Moyer of Philadelphia and Mets' right-hander Pedro Martinez.

Philadelphia's Cole Hamels is to face Mets southpaw Johan Santana in the nightcap.

The Phillies beat the Mets 3-0 in Friday's opener of the three-game series to pull within two games of New York for first place in the division.

© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Order reprints



Additional News Stories
Google offers publishers concessions (10 min)
Neonatal feeding milestones crucial (24 min)
Prairie chickens on rebound in Missouri (39 min)
Hofstra drops football program (41 min)
Female bald eagles fight over mate (58 min)
Wind projects don't affect property values (58 min)
Using marijuana to fight substance abuse
fark
If there was any doubt as to which list William C. Caldwell III of Georgia is on, it was eliminated...
More unidentified voters surface at Illiinois cemetery
Screw you, loafers, homeless people and wishing wells
Power of Fark combines with power of attorney to touch children. Wait
Criticize the Iranian government on the streets of Tehran, get clubbed. Criticize them on Facebook...
The cheesification of the Wall Street Journal is complete, with this utterly vapid article on male...