PHILADELPHIA _ As thunder, lightning and hours of pouring rain approached Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night, Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard began his pregame routine like normal, readying to start against the Phillies.
Syndergaard played long toss and started his bullpen session before the Mets heard official word, 12 minutes before the scheduled 7:05 p.m. start, that the game would not start on time. There was no announcement at the ballpark _ and no tarp on the field _ until several minutes past the original start time.
"We were a go," said manager Mickey Callaway, who indicated he was unhappy with the late notice.
If the teams played, Syndergaard might not have pitched at all.
"It would have knocked out using him last night if there had been a significant delay," Callaway said Sunday.
Instead, the game was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader in August. Syndergaard's false start was enough for the Mets to move his start to Tuesday, rolling with scheduled starter Jacob deGrom on Sunday, a 4-2 loss to the Phillies.
"He long tossed, he started throwing off the mound," Callaway said of Syndergaard. "He's never pitched the day after he's done that. There's a little wear and tear there."
Syndergaard's tweaked schedule Sunday included a light bullpen session.
"Just a few pitches, just to feel the slope," Callaway said. "He should be fine."
Tuesday will be Syndergaard's second career start against the Blue Jays, the organization that drafted him in 2010 and traded him to the Mets in the December 2012 R.A. Dickey deal. He also faced the Jays in June 2015.
