Will The Red Sox and Phillies get rained out?

"There's going to be a strong southerly fetch of moisture off the Atlantic into eastern New England for several hours during the afternoon and early evening. However, around sunset, the orientation of the ocean fetch begins to change, and as it gradually gains more of an easterly component, the swath of rain will pivot and shift north."

"The big question for today is does this shift occur quickly enough for the Red Sox and Phillies to wait out a bunch of rain and play the rubber match of their series tonight. The Red Sox are certainly hoping that's the case as they have the pitching advantage on paper with Ranger Suarez going up against Jesus Luzardo, but as of now I'm thinking it's more like than not the game gets postponed."

"There's just way too much opportunity for banding to keep reforming over eastern Massachusetts over and over again this evening. If the game does get rained out, the clubs will have to burn a mutual off day as the Phillies are not scheduled to come back to Fenway Park again this season."

"Interestingly enough though, they actually have one next Thursday, May 21st. Talk about this and whatever else you'd like as the day unfolds, and as always, be good to one another."

A strong southerly flow pulls moisture from the Atlantic into eastern New England for several hours during the afternoon and early evening. Around sunset, the ocean moisture fetch changes orientation, adding more easterly component, which causes the rain area to pivot and shift north. The key timing question is whether the shift happens quickly enough to allow the Red Sox and Phillies to wait out rain and play their rubber match tonight. Despite a pitching advantage on paper for the Red Sox, repeated rain band reformation over eastern Massachusetts increases the chance the game is postponed. If postponed, the teams would need to use a mutual off day because the Phillies do not return to Fenway Park again this season, though they do have a game scheduled next Thursday, May 21.

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