Game 3 of the World Series Is Postponed Because of Rain

PHILADELPHIA — Game 3 of the World Series was postponed Monday because of rain, with the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies tied at one game apiece. The series is scheduled to resume Tuesday, and in place of eliminating the built-in travel day, each game will be pushed back one day.

The day off between Games 5 and 6 will be moved from Thursday to Friday, and if there is a Game 7, it will be played Sunday night, pitting the World Series against Sunday night football. Baseball officials had hoped to avoid that, because the N.F.L. is generally a ratings behemoth.

M.L.B. had planned for this to be the first World Series with no games on a Sunday since the advent of Sunday night football in 1987. Now, if there is a Game 7, it will start shortly after 8 p.m. Eastern, roughly the same time as the N.F.L. game between the Tennessee Titans and Kansas City. Game 5 on Thursday will compete with the N.F.L. game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Houston Texans, creating an unusual dual-sport matchup of the two cities.

“We think we have a great product that fans want to see,” said Rob Manfred, the M.L.B. commissioner, “and we’re going to put the games on when it makes sense to play the games and hope we get a good audience.”

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