{"id":37701,"date":"2020-08-31T20:52:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T00:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=37701"},"modified":"2020-09-01T02:26:22","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T06:26:22","slug":"athletics-and-mariners-series-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/08\/31\/athletics-and-mariners-series-postponed\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics and Mariners Series Postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, it was announced that a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/oakland-athletics\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Athletics<\/a> staff tested positive for Covid-19. Now, the series between Oakland and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/seattle-mariners\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Mariners<\/a> has been postponed through Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h2>Athletics and Mariners Series Postponed<\/h2>\n<p>The three-game series with the A&#8217;s was set to open Tuesday, September 1st, in Seattle. As of now, the third game of the series on Thursday appears to be unaffected.<\/p>\n<p>The organization states that the games were postponed \u201cout of an abundance of caution to allow for continued testing and contact tracing.\u201d The postponement comes the day after the series finale against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/houston-astros\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Astros<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/29772695\/athletics-announce-positive-coronavirus-test-game-vs-astros-postponed\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston was also postponed<\/a>. The number of postponed games this season is now at 40 due to Covid-19.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A\u2019s-Mariners series postponed through Wednesday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ebJ9W7tGlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ebJ9W7tGlb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; A&#39;s Communications (@AthleticsPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AthleticsPR\/status\/1300507415104847872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Athletics were informed of the positive test Saturday night after the weekly testing on Friday. Following the positive test, the organization conducted contact tracing for everyone that traveled to Houston. The team is still self-isolating in Texas for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about when the team will play again, General Manager David Forst had this to say. \u201cAnything beyond today, we&#8217;re not going to speculate on. Ultimately, we need to see if this is an isolated infection or a larger issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It presents a potential issue for the Astros, as well. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/texas-rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Texas Rangers<\/a> are set to come to Houston to play a series and will be in the same clubhouse that Oakland was using. The Astros have said that the clubhouse was sanitized and cleaned once already and will be cleaned a second time before the Rangers come to town.<\/p>\n<h2>Upcoming Games<\/h2>\n<p>Whether the Mariners and Athletics will play on Thursday remains to be seen. Once they resume, there is also the question of will they play a doubleheader. It is possible that MLB could schedule a doubleheader on Thursday. The Athletics seem to be following all of the proper protocols to avoid spreading the illness any further.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> So it seems likely there will be at least one game on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Image<br \/>\n<a id=\"SU9uvdDJSLZkQgcK6vvs0A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1269544957\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'SU9uvdDJSLZkQgcK6vvs0A',sig:'HSVySIkRCo6Pcdnn1ec3-NeeSD-9v87Q5zGwQHutx-E=',w:'490px',h:'594px',items:'1269544957',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, it was announced that a member of the Oakland Athletics staff tested positive for Covid-19. Now, the series between Oakland and the Seattle Mariners has been postponed through Wednesday. Athletics and Mariners Series Postponed The three-game series with the A&#8217;s was set to open Tuesday, September 1st, in Seattle. 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