Back on July 25th, the Red Sox took
a commanding 5-0 lead over the hapless Orioles at Camden Yards. The game was just in the second inning when the rains came. Bird hurler
Dylan Bundy had already given up home runs to
Andrew Benintendi,
Mookie Betts and
J.D. Martinez. Fast forward two months and Martinez is in a race for the league home run title—trailing Oakland's
Khris Davis by just
two. The Boston DH
also has a shot at the
Triple Crown. Both of these
could be in jeopardy after that July 25th tilt was postponed—
wiping out all the stats. MLB waited 2 hours and 33 minutes, then called the game.
Very shortly thereafter, the rain stopped for good. So, a little more patience would have given the Red Sox the chance to win the game and keep the stats intact. If Martinez loses the HR title
or the
Triple Crown by a mere one dinger—Major League Baseball Commissioner
Rob Manfred might have some serious questions to answer.
