The Marlins are in the midst of a hotly contested playoff race in the final week of the MLB regular season, and tensions are running hot as well.
Trailing the Mets 1–0 entering the ninth inning on Thursday night, the Marlins rallied thanks to consecutive run-scoring hits from stars Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Yuli Gurriel to take a 2–1 lead at Citi Field in New York. However, weather has been an issue all week in the Northeast, and Thursday evening was no different. Shortly after the Marlins plated two runners to take the pivotal lead in a key game, the umpires called for the field to be tarped.
After a 2 1/2-hour delay, there was a brief window where it looked as if the game could be completed. The tarp was removed from the field, and it appeared that baseball would be played. However, the grounds crew could not get the field ready quickly enough, and the tarp was put back on the field. Marlins manager Skip Schumaker was livid.
