# MLB Playoffs and delayed games.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-and-delayed-games/733980>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [October 9, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-and-delayed-games/733980 "2015-10-09T00:54:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-and-delayed-games/733980/1 "2015-10-09T00:54:58Z")

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I just checked the score of the Houston KC game on ESPN. ESPN has it at 3-1 in favor of Houston after 2 innings. The game is delayed. If they are unable to resume the game today, how would they handle it? I know the Astros wouldn’t win automatically. Would the game resume in the 3rd inning tomorrow, or would they start from scratch? As an Astros fan I wouldn’t want this lead to go to waste.

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-and-delayed-games/733980/2 "2015-10-09T02:01:58Z")

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They generally will make the attempt to pick up where the game left off due to weather.

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-and-delayed-games/733980/3 "2015-10-09T02:11:25Z")

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In the playoffs, they will consider any rain delayed game to be suspended, and will resume at the point of delay.