Grounds crew members pull the tarp on the field during a rain delay in the sixth inning of a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
The Pirates were scheduled to start the second half of their season on Friday night, but it will have to wait another day. Pittsburgh’s game against the Guardians in Cleveland on Friday night has been postponed due to air quality conditions.
The game has been rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader at Progressive Field on Saturday. The rescheduled game will get underway at 1:10 p.m. ET, and the second game will will start at 7:10 p.m. ET. Jared Jones will start in game one and the Pirates have TBA listed for the second game.
Canadian wildfires have caused poor air conditions across the Midwest. As of early Friday evening, Cleveland’s air quality index was 207, which is considered very unhealthy.
For the Pirates, Saturday’s doubleheader will be their second in the last week. Pittsburgh and Milwaukee played a doubleheader at PNC Park last Saturday after Friday’s game was cancelled due to rain.
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