Local baseball fans looking forward to seeing the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in action at PNC Field will have to wait one more day.
Tuesday night’s home opener against the Durham Bulls has been postponed, according to a release sent out by the team on Tuesday afternoon.
Forecasted cold temperatures and below-freezing wind chills expected during the evening were the cause for the postponement, which was done out of an abundance of caution for players, fans and staff according to the team’s press release.
Instead, the RailRiders’ Opening Night festivities will take prior to Wednesday night’s game, set for a 6:35 p.m. first pitch against the Bulls.
Tuesday’s game will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Friday. Gates will open at 4 p.m. Friday and the first pitch of the opening game will be 4:35 p.m.