Major League Baseball has pushed back Game 4 of the NLCS between the Dodgers and Brewers by an hour, adjusting first pitch to 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT at Dodger Stadium after an earlier change to the ALCS schedule.
The tweak comes after MLB moved Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Guardians and Rays from 6 p.m. ET to 1 p.m.
ET because of “Thursday night's poor forecast.” MLB announced the NLCS adjustment on its social media channels, tying the change directly to that earlier weather-related shift in Cleveland.
“Thursday’s NLCS Game 4 between the Brewers and Dodgers has been moved up one hour to 8 pm ET/5 pm PT,” the MLB account wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “The change is a result of today’s earlier modification to the start time of ALCS Game 3 in Cleveland from 6 pm ET to 1 pm ET due to Thursday night’s poor forecast.”
The Guardians also addressed the change in their own announcement, laying out the new start time, gate opening time and ticket plan for the game at Progressive Field.
“The Cleveland Guardians and MLB announced tomorrow's ALCS Game 3 against the Tampa Bay Rays has been moved to a 1:00 p.m. ET first pitch due to incoming inclement weather expected on Thursday, October 15.
Gates to Progressive Field will now open at 11:00 a.m. ET,” the team wrote.
“Fans holding tickets to the game can use the exact same ticket to enter the 1:00 p.m. ET game,” the team's statement continued. “All parking passes for tomorrow's game will be automatically moved to the new scheduled start time.”
With the Dodgers and Brewers still in the middle of their NLCS battle and Game 3 set for Wednesday, the ripple effect from Cleveland leaves Game 4 a little later than planned. How much, if anything, these schedule changes affect either series still has to play out.
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