The Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds tried to wait out the stormy weather to conclude their three-game series Wednesday.

Instead, after a 1-hour, 43-minute rain delay before a pitch was thrown, the series finale was postponed.

The game was rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader September 1 at Great American Ball Park. Both games, scheduled to start at 12:10 p.m. and 5:40 p.m., respectively, will be nine innings. Major League Baseball used seven-inning doubleheader games during the 2020 and 2021 seasons.

The postponement gives the Cubs back-to-back days off with Thursday’s scheduled off day. They are pushing their starters back one game, lining up Marcus Stroman, Justin Steele and Jameson Taillon to start the weekend series at Wrigley Field against the Texas Rangers.

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