Red Sox/Orioles series opener postponed to Friday due to severe weather

Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald on May 22, 2025

Published in Baseball

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BOSTON — More than four hours before the scheduled 6:45 p.m. first pitch, the Red Sox and Orioles have postponed Thursday’s series opener due to what the former described as “significant rainfall expected to continue through the evening in the Fenway area.”

The American League East rivals will instead play a split doubleheader on Friday, May 23, with tickets from Thursday’s game honored for Game 1 at 1:35 p.m.

Friday’s original game remains scheduled for 7:10 p.m.

Boston and Baltimore will meet again on Saturday at 4:10 p.m., followed by a series finale at 1:35 p.m. Sunday to wrap up the 10-game home stand.

This is Fenway’s second rainout this season, and the Red Sox’s third overall (Cleveland).

The National Weather Service listed “Hazardous Weather Conditions” on Thursday, including a Wind Advisory in effect from 2-11 p.m. and a Coastal Flood Advisory from 6-11 p.m. Temperatures have also dropped precipitously throughout the week; the local temperature was 49 degrees at the time of the club’s announcement, but the wind chill was 36 degrees.

Right-hander Lucas Giolito was scheduled to pitch Thursday, followed by Brayan Bello, Hunter Dobbins and Walker Buehler in the subsequent three games of the series. Instead, Bello will start Game 1 on Friday, followed by Giolito in Game 2.