<span>NEW YORK -- </span>The Arizona Diamondbacks' game at the New York Yankees on Saturday was postponed because of a forecast of sustained rain.

The Yankees made the announcement more than four hours before the scheduled first pitch at 1:05 p.m. EDT.

New York did not announce a date to reschedule the game. Rain also is forecast for Sunday.

Zach Davies (2-5) had been scheduled to start for the Diamondbacks and Carlos Rodón (3-6) for the Yankees.

Arizona (81-73) began Saturday in position for the second NL wild card, one game ahead of the Chicago Cubs (80-74), who were holding the third and final wild card spot. Miami (79-75) was one game behind the Cubs, and Cincinnati (79-76) another half-game back.

New York (78-76) was seven games behind Houston (85-69) for the final AL wild card, also trailing Seattle (84-69).

The Arizona Diamondbacks’ game at the New York Yankees was postponed because of a forecast of sustained rain{ai:summary}<p>The Arizona Diamondbacks' game against the New York Yankees was postponed due to rain. Both teams have not yet announced a rescheduled date. The Diamondbacks are currently in a good position for the NL wild card, while the Yankees are behind in the AL wild card race. #sports</p>

Yankees and Diamondbacks rained out. More bad weather forecast for Sunday

Loading...