The Marlins and Cubs didn’t play on Thursday, and it is difficult to understand why. The official postponement announcement from Major League Baseball, sent about one hour prior to first pitch, cited “forecasted inclement conditions” that never really arrived. The scene was seemingly beautiful at the scheduled first pitch time, and though there was on-and-off rain later in the afternoon, it never intensified to the degree typically needed to interrupt a game.
Here are the lineups that each team originally posted for Game 2. Expect them to be almost identical for Friday’s re-do at 2:08 p.