File photo of rain out at Citi Park in New York between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets. The San Francisco Giants and New York Mets were rained out for Mon Apr 16, 2022 (WLUK Fox 11 file photo)

By Jessica Kwong

NEW YORK–The San Francisco Giants-New York Mets series opener has been postponed due to rain, and will be made up in a doubleheader on Tuesday. The Mets announced the changes a few hours before first pitch was scheduled at Citi Field on Monday.

First pitch for the makeup game will be 12:10 p.m. PT on Tuesday, and the second game will begin about 30 to 40 minutes after the first game concludes. The MLB has reverted to its traditional nine-inning format for doubleheaders.

The Mets canceled the game before the rain started. Heavy rainfall was in the forecast for New York City beginning around 6 p.m. ET through 5 a.m. The rest of the week appears to be dry.

San Francisco will start right-handed pitcher Alex Cobb for Game 1 and Logan Webb for Game 2. New York will use their starter planned for Monday, Tylor Megill, for the doubleheader. Megill has yet to allow a run in 10 1/3 innings.

The series will see two of the top teams in the National League facing each other. The Giants (7-2) are a half-game better than the Mets (7-3). The Giants are tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers at the top of the NL West. San Francisco is ranked first in total ERA while the Mets are ranked third.

Fans with tickets to Monday night’s game will not be able to use them to get into Tuesday’s doubleheader. Instead, they will get a digital voucher in their My Mets Tickets account accessible starting Tuesday, that can be exchanged for a ticket of comparable price and location to another Mets 2022 regular season game at Citi Field.

That includes the makeup doubleheader. However, it excludes the July 9 game with former Mets player Keith Hernandez’s number retirement, the July 26 to 27 Subway Series and the August 27 Old Times Day game.

More information can be found at Mets.com/Rain.