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Brewers-Cubs start time: Rain delay updates from Wrigley Field

The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs had a date scheduled on Tuesday night but the weather won’t let them dance just yet.

While Tuesday’s game was scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m. CT, the tarp came out at Wrigley Field ahead of first pitch, indefinitely delaying the start.

We’re tracking all the updates from Chicago right here.

Brewers-Cubs rain delay updates: Start time TBD
The Cubs announced the delay on Twitter at 6:35 p.m. CT, half an hour ahead of the scheduled start time. They did not give any indication of when fans can expect the tarp to be removed and the players to take the field.

The Cubs Weather account on Twitter predicted a delay that extends at least through 7:30 p.m. CT with storms rolling through.

Jameson Taillon is scheduled to take the mound for the Cubs with Colin Rea pitching for the Brewers. Taillon is 7-4 with an ERA of 3.10 this season. Rea is 9-3 with an ERA of 3.77.

The Cubs won Monday night’s battle 3-1 on the back of Nico Hoerner’s sixth-inning home run, a wild pitch in the fourth and a Michael Busch RBI in the third.

Stand-in starter Javier Assad went 3.1 innings setting up the bullpen to go against type and shut down the opposition the whole way through. Between six pitchers, no one gave up more than a single hit while collectively accumulating seven strikeouts.