Will the third time be the charm?
The Staten Island Yankees and Brooklyn Cyclones were rained out Wednesday for the second straight night in Coney Island as they tried to start their New York-Penn League semifinal playoff series.
The two McNamara rivals are scheduled to play the opener of the best-of-three series Thursday at 7:05 p.m. at MCU Park in Brooklyn. Games 2 and 3 (if necessary) will be played Friday night and Saturday night at the Richmond County Bank Ballpark in St. George.
Meanwhile, the other semifinal series was also rained out Wednesday night. The Vermont Lake Monsters own a 1-0 series lead over the Auburn Doubledays, who return home for Thursday’s Game 2.
Bryan Mitchell is scheduled to start for the Yankees and is slated to be opposed by fellow right-hander Marco Camarena.