Tampa Bay Rays Postpone Cleveland Game At Trop Due To TS Elsa

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — In anticipation of Tropical Storm Elsa's arrival in Tampa Bay, the Rays have rescheduled Tuesday night's game one against the Cleveland Indians, a news release said.

A single-admission doubleheader will take place Wednesday, July 7, 12:10 p.m. Gates will open at 10:20 a.m. Game 2 will begin approximately 30 minutes following game one. Single-game tickets dated Wednesday, July 7, will be valid for both games of the doubleheader. No exchange is necessary.

Instead of the games having nine innings, per Major League Baseball, both games of the double header will be seven innings in length.

If you purchased a ticket for Tuesday's game through Raysbaseball.com, the MLB Ballpark app, or over the phone, you will automatically receive a credit to your Rays ticket account in the amount of the face value, Rays' staff said. This credit may be used toward any 2021 regular season home game at Tropicana Field, including Wednesday's doubleheader. If you'd rather attend another game, fans can choose a new game on the team's website. If tickets were forwarded to you, the credit has been applied to the original purchaser.

A change has also been made to the Rays promotional schedule as a result of the postponement. The Austin Meadows Bobblehead, presented by Bally Sports Sun, has been rescheduled for July 20 against the Baltimore Orioles.

This will be the fourth doubleheader in Tropicana Field history, all traditional. The Rays and Detroit Tigers split a doubleheader on September 30, 2004, which was rescheduled from Hurricane Frances four weeks prior. On June 10, 2017, the Rays hosted the Oakland Athletics in MLB’s first scheduled doubleheader since 2011. On August 8, 2020, the Rays and New York Yankees split a doubleheader after schedule changes impacted several clubs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.