Mets, Pirates rained out; storms delay Johnson’s bid

ASSOCIATED PRESS

PITTSBURGH — The New York Mets’ scheduled game against the Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed by rain Wednesday night.

A makeup game is scheduled for July 2 at 12:35 p.m.

The pitching matchups will carry over to this afternoon, when the two teams are scheduled to play the finale of their series at PNC Park. Pittsburgh won the first two games, Monday and Tuesday.

New York’s Mike Pelfrey (4-1, 3.88 ERA) was scheduled to face the Pirates’ Ross Ohlendorf (5-5, 4.45) in a matchup of right-handers.

Johnson delayed

WASHINGTON — The Big Unit had to wait on Mother Nature, even with history on the line.

Randy Johnson’s bid to become the 24th pitcher to win 300 games was postponed Wednesday after a series of thunderstorms left the field at Nationals Park unplayable for Johnson’s San Francisco Giants and the Washington Nationals.

Because of the significance of the game, officials waited until 10:47 p.m. — more than 3 1/2 hours after the scheduled 7:05 p.m. first pitch — before calling it a night.

The game will be made up as part of a traditional doubleheader, starting today at 4:35 p.m. Johnson is scheduled to pitch the first game of the doubleheader.