Will The Red Sox and Phillies get rained out?
The Red Sox have already lost one game to Mother Nature this homestand, and if the models are right, they’re about to lose a second.
Boston, MA - May 9: A Boston Red Sox fan in a poncho looks out at Fenway Park as the night's scheduled game is postponed due to rain. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) | Boston Globe via Getty Images Below is a loop of this morning’s HRRR weather model simulating conditions over the northeast U.
S. between Noon and Midnight: As you can see, there’s going to be a strong southerly fetch of moisture off the Atlantic into eastern New England for several hours during the afternoon and early evening. However, around sunset, the orientation of the ocean fetch begins to change, and as it gradually gains more of an easterly component, the swath of rain will pivot and shift north.
The big question for today is does this shift occur quickly enough for the Red Sox and Phillies to wait out a bunch of rain and play the rubber match of their series tonight. The Red Sox are certainly hoping that’s the case as they have the pitching advantage on paper with Ranger Suarez going up against Jesus Luzardo, but as of now I’m thinking it’s more like than not the game gets postponed. There’s just way too much opportunity for banding to keep reforming over eastern Massachusetts over and over again this evening.
If the game does get rained out, the clubs will have to burn a mutual off day as the Phillies are not scheduled to come back to Fenway Park again this season. Interestingly enough though, they actually have one next Thursday, May 21st. Talk about this and whatever else you’d like as the day unfolds, and as always, be good to one another.