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WEATHER UPDATE: Braves Game Vs Dodgers Officially in Weather Delay
The Braves game is expected to be delayed Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

The Atlanta Braves game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday is officially in a weather delay, according to the Atlanta Braves website.

There is still confidence that a game will be played some time on Saturday, according to MLB.com's Mark Bowman.

It was originally scheduled to start at 7:15 p.m. Due to the inclement weather, batting practice that is normally held before night games was canceled.

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Justin Toscano, Braves Brian Snitker said the hope is to get a game in on Saturday since Sunday is a night game. Snitker added that he felt it was plausible to have a game start as late as 10 p.m. There are multiple people involved in the calls.

Snitker is aware of the risk of losing a starting pitcher due to a weather delay, and he doesn't think the Braves are in the position to lose an arm early in the game. Starting pitchers typically don't come back out after a pause for weather.

The Dodgers won Friday night's game, 2-1 to take the series opener. That games also experienced a rain delay of over an hour.

Spencer Schwellenbach is scheduled to start Saturday's game. Roki Sasaki will be on the mound for the Dodgers.

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