UPDATE: Yankees, Braves weather report Friday: Game starts after long delay (8/7/26)
The New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves are playing an interleague series this weekend at Yankee Stadium.
Friday night's Yankees vs Braves game at Yankee Stadium is facing a weather-related delay, with the first pitch originally scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Now set to begin at 9:00 p.m. after a lengthy 1 hour and 55 minutes rain interruption. The grounds crew covered the infield with a tarp to ensure readiness for play. The weather forecast predicts continued rain from 6 p.m. to approximately 9 p.m., with scattered thunderstorms expected throughout the evening.
Scattered thunderstorms were forecast for 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., each carrying a 94 percent chance of rain. By 8 p.m., the prediction dropped slightly to an 87 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms. Cloudy conditions were expected to prevail from 9 p.m. onwards, with minimal rain chances - only 15 percent from 9 p.m. through midnight.
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