Red Sox move Cubs doubleheader Game 2 up amid storm threat in Boston

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-25 · by The Associated Press

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Due to expected severe weather including heavy rain and strong winds, the Red Sox have rescheduled the second game of their Friday doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs in Boston. The starting time was moved from 6:05 p.m. to 5:35 p.m., an adjustment made in collaboration with Major League Baseball. Earlier, Game 1 had been shifted forward from Sunday to avoid the storm, setting its start at 1:05 p.m. on Friday.
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Story summary

For the second time in two days, the Boston Red Sox are changing their schedule due to an incoming storm expected to hit the Boston area with heavy rains and high wind gusts. The start of Game 2 of Friday’s doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs has been moved up from 6:05 p.m. to 5:35 p.m. EST after consultation with Major League Baseball. This shift follows an earlier adjustment that moved Game 1, originally scheduled for Sunday, to a 1:05 p.m. start on Friday to avoid the bad weather.

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📰 Red Sox Schedule Change
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“Article A discusses scheduling changes for Game 2 due to weather concerns, while Article B reports on the outcome of Game 1 of the doubleheader.”

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BOSTON Game 2 Major League Baseball the Chicago Cubs the Red Sox

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BOSTON GPE · 2× Major League Baseball ORG · 1× the Chicago Cubs ORG · 1× the Red Sox ORG · 1×

Narrative

BOSTON (AP) — For the second time in two days the Red Sox are adjusting their schedule, moving the start of the second game of Friday’s doubleheader with the Chicago Cubs up by a half-hour because of concerns about an impending storm that’s expected to bring heavy rains and high wind gusts to the Boston area.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-27
🔮 BOSTON (AP) — For the second time in two days the Red Sox are adjusting their schedule, moving the start of the second game of Friday’s doubleheader with the Chicago Cubs up by a half-hour because of concerns about an impending storm that’s expected to bring heavy rains and high wind gusts to the Boston area.
2026-09-27 · Toronto Star
Red Sox move Cubs doubleheader Game 2 up amid storm threat in Boston · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 0 hedged)

BOSTON (AP) — For the second time in two days the Red Sox are adjusting their schedule, moving the start of the second game of Friday’s doubleheader with the Chicago Cubs up by a half-hour because of concerns about an impending storm that’s expected to bring heavy rains and high wind gusts to the Boston area. asserted
that → adjust → area
The first pitch for Game 2 of is moving from 6:05 p.m. to 5:35 EST. asserted
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The team says the change was made in consultation with Major League Baseball. asserted
change → say → Baseball
Game 1 was originally scheduled for Sunday’s series finale, but was moved up to beat the impending weather system. asserted
Game → schedule → system
It is still set for a 1:05 p.m. start. asserted
It → set → start
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