Reds-Braves game postponed due to rain, doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday

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ATLANTA — Tuesday night’s game between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves has been postponed due to rain.ATLANTA — Tuesday night’s game between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves has been postponed due to rain. The Reds and Braves play a day-night doubleheader at Truist Park on Wednesday. First pitch for the opener is scheduled for 12:20 p.m., with the second game scheduled to start at 6:05 p.m. Reds right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas (4-8, 4.85 ERA) starts the first game, facing Atlanta right-handed pitcher Allan Winans (0-1, 10.80), who is promoted from Triple-A Gwinnett for his second start of the season. Braves All-Star Chris Sale (13-3, 2.70), who was scheduled to pitch Tuesday, will face Cincinnati’s Nick Martinez (3-5, 3.88) in Game 2. The Reds, who will play their only game in Atlanta this season, won the season opener 4-1 on Monday night, with All-Star pitcher Hunter Greene throwing seven shutout innings. The Reds promoted RHP Lyon Richardson from Triple-A Louisville and sent RHP Casey Legumina to Louisville. Richardson was 1-6 with a 5.40 ERA at Louisville. Braves: Third baseman Austin Riley has been placed on the paternity list and will miss three games. The Braves recalled INF Luke Williams from Triple-A Gwinnett. … INF Whitt Merrifield, who signed with the Braves on Monday after being waived by the Phillies, was unavailable Tuesday because of an injury he suffered in warmups on Monday. He received four stitches on the middle finger of his right hand (throwing) after injuring it on a grounder. He is day-to-day. AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

ATLANTA — Tuesday night’s game between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves has been postponed due to rain.

The Reds and Braves play a day-night doubleheader at Truist Park on Wednesday. First pitch for the opener is scheduled for 12:20 p.m., with the second game scheduled to start at 6:05 p.m.

Reds right-handed pitcher Frankie Montas (4-8, 4.85 ERA) starts the first game, facing Atlanta right-handed pitcher Allan Winans (0-1, 10.80), who is promoted from Triple-A Gwinnett for his second start of the season.

Braves All-Star Chris Sale (13-3, 2.70), who was scheduled to pitch Tuesday, will face Cincinnati’s Nick Martinez (3-5, 3.88) in Game 2.

The Reds, who will play their only game in Atlanta this season, won the season opener 4-1 on Monday night, with All-Star pitcher Hunter Greene throwing seven shutout innings.

The Reds promoted RHP Lyon Richardson from Triple-A Louisville and sent RHP Casey Legumina to Louisville. Richardson was 1-6 with a 5.40 ERA at Louisville.

Braves: Third baseman Austin Riley has been placed on the paternity list and will miss three games. The Braves recalled INF Luke Williams from Triple-A Gwinnett. … INF Whitt Merrifield, who signed with the Braves on Monday after being waived by the Phillies, was unavailable Tuesday because of an injury he suffered in warmups on Monday. He received four stitches on the middle finger of his right hand (throwing) after injuring it on a grounder. He is day-to-day.

AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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