Mets-Braves postponed Sunday; straight doubleheader on Monday

NEW YORK -- A third consecutive day of rain has prompted a second straight Mets rainout. The team’s game against the Braves on Sunday was postponed and will be made up as part of a single-admission doubleheader Monday beginning at 1:10 p.m. ET. The second game will start approximately 30 minutes after the end of the first.

The rainout shouldn’t affect the Mets’ pitching, as Tylor Megill remains lined up to start one of the two games. The team is set to pitch either José Butto or proceed with a bullpen game in the other.

That lines up the Mets’ three top starters -- Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander and Kodai Senga, in some order -- for the team’s series in Detroit beginning Tuesday. Scherzer is eligible to be reinstated from his sticky stuff suspension on Tuesday, while Verlander can come off the injured list to make his Mets debut as soon as Wednesday. As of Sunday morning, Mets officials were still deciding on their rotation order.

That is, assuming rain doesn’t continue to interfere with the team’s plans. The first drops began falling on Friday evening, forcing umpires to end the Mets’ series opener with the Braves after five innings of what became a 4-0 loss. Rain continued to fall steadily throughout Saturday and, while Sunday morning offered a brief respite, more precipitation was expected throughout the rest of the day. Monday’s forecast is far clearer, with partly cloudy skies expected throughout the day.

Fans holding tickets for Sunday’s game cannot use them for Monday’s doubleheader. Instead, those fans will receive a voucher redeemable for comparable tickets to any remaining 2023 Mets home game, excluding the June 3 Hall of Fame induction and the June 13-14 Subway Series. Tickets for Monday’s originally scheduled game are valid for the doubleheader. More information is available at Mets.com/Rain.