Pirates vs. Brewers Beginning in Rain Delay
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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates will have to wait before they begin their series vs. the Milwaukee Brewers at home, with weather stopping them.
The Pirates announced a 10 minute rain delay to the beginning of their series opener vs. the Brewers at PNC Park on July 10, moving it from 6:40 p.m. to 6:50 p.m., but due to more rain in the area, they announced an indefinite rain delay and no start to the game.
Thunderstorms and rain are coming through the Pittsburgh area and could further delay the game, especially if lightning is seen nearby, which requires at least 30 minutes before resuming play after each lightning strike.
There is also a thunderstorm that could stop the game around 8:00-8:30 p.m. too, which may also poise a problem.
Rain Continues Impacting Pirates Games
It marks the second straight game that rain has impacted a Pirates game, as they had a 35 minute delay at the end of the fifth inning in their series finale against the Atlanta Braves at home on July 9, 2:30 p.m. to 3:05 p.m., before eventually playing again in the 10-5 defeat for the Pirates.
The Pirates have had four of their past six games at home deal with rain, with two against the Cincinnati Reds in their last home stand, featuring a 35 minute delay at the start of their 9-7 defeat on June 27 and then an hour delay in the eighth inning in the 9-4 victory on June 28.
Pittsburgh went almost two months without a rain delay, with their last coming also vs. the Reds, with first pitch moving back 75 minutes on May 1 at PNC Park.
It's been a relatively rain-delay free season for the Pirates outside of these last two homestands and they'll hope it goes back to that soon.
Pirates Face Big Series vs. Brewers
The Pirates are 47-47 through 94 games and have one last series before the All-Star break and it comes against the best team in the National League Central.
Milwaukee is 59-34, with the second-best record in baseball behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, and seven games ahead of the Chicago Cubs for the division lead.
The Brewers, if they get at least one win against the Pirates, will become the 22nd team in MLB history to have 60 wins before the All-Star break.
Pittsburgh is five games back in the NL Wild Card race and needs to at least win this series vs. Milwaukee, otherwise they could fall too far behind in their quest for the postseason.
The Pirates did win their first series against the Brewers, taking two out of three games at American Family Field, April 24-26, so they could do so again here at home and end the first half of the season on a high.
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Dominic writes for Pittsburgh Pirates On SI, Pittsburgh Panthers Pn SI and also, Pittsburgh Steelers On SI. A Pittsburgh native, Dominic grew up watching Pittsburgh Sports and wrote for The Pitt News as an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, covering Pitt Athletics. He would write for Pittsburgh Sports Now after college and has years of experience covering sports across Pittsburgh.