10:19 am: Major League Baseball has officially announced that tonights video game has actually been rescheduled as part of a doubleheader tomorrow.
10:06 am: The Reds schedule has actually been in a state of limbo after Saturdays favorable Covid-19 test(s), however they appear to be trending toward a resumption of play. MLB Networks Jon Heyman reports that tonights video game against the Royals will also be held off– as was the case with the final 2 games of this weekends series versus the Pirates– but the two sides will play a doubleheader tomorrow (Twitter links).
Its a point of frustration for some fans, but MLB has apparently become more careful with its scheduling in the wake broad-reaching outbreaks on the Marlins and Cardinals lineups. Both of those clubs saw brand-new positives emerge well after the initial cases were identified. Miami had new cases 6 days after their preliminary positives, and the Cardinals had brand-new positives more than a week after their preliminary cases ended up being understood. Other members of the organization checked positive along the method in those break outs, which has not held true with the Reds. But the league naturally wants to avoid a 3rd break out that wipes out more than a weeks worth of games.
Pressing todays video game into a doubleheader tomorrow wont delay either clubs schedule, presuming the organization continues to test unfavorable tomorrow. When it comes to the makeup video games against the Pirates, theres no set date yet, although the 2 teams have a pair of series left on the schedule that present adequate opportunity for makeup video games. Their Sept. 4-6 series in Pittsburgh is presently set up to be bookended by a set of off-days, and the Sept. 14-16 series in Cincinnati is followed by a Sept. 17 off day.
