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NEW YORK (AP) — Several hundred fans waited out a 5-hour Jose Pirela Jersey , 35-minute rain delay Wednesday in Citi Field’s covered areas, pouring back beer or coffee to pass the time.!” to the tune of “Let’s go Mets!” On the suite level, others napped on couches.In the clubhouse, New York starter Zack Wheeler sat around, paced the room, then sat around some more.“A lot of walking around,” he said.Then just like that, he and the Mets flipped the switch, jumping on the Miami Marlins following a long delay for a soggy 13-0 victory that wrapped up early Thursday morning.The teams were set to play a single-admission doubleheader Wednesday to make up Monday’s rainout, but the nightcap was pushed to Thursday. They now will play two games beginning at 3:10 p.m. to conclude a four-game series.Showers fell throughout the day, and it was still misting when Wheeler finally threw the first pitch at 9:45 p.m.Wheeler (11-7) tossed one-hit ball into the seventh and allowed four hits over eight innings. Paul Sewald got the final out at 12:15 a.m.Wheeler told manager Mickey Callaway following the eighth that he was drained after spending about 12 hours at the ballpark.“I really would’ve liked to finish it Kevin Kiermaier Jersey , but I was tired,” Wheeler said.Jay Bruce hit a grand slam, Jeff McNeil had three hits and Amed Rosario and Dominic Smith each homered for the Mets, rewarding the rain-soaked fans who stuck around to watch a matchup between NL East laggards.“The challenge is to get back up going again after you’ve sat for so long,” Callaway said. “Guys are coming around asking, ‘Hey, you get any word? You get any word?’ You have to wait six hours, then all of a sudden, you turn it on like a switch. They did a pretty good job of it tonight.”It could’ve been worse. The White Sox and Rangers were delayed in Chicago for 7 1/2 hours on Aug. 13, 1990, though it’s unclear if that was the longest delay in major league history. That game was finally postponed around 9 p.m.The Marlins seemed sluggish from the start Alex Cobb Jersey , and the Mets poured it on. Smith scored on Jose Reyes’ second-inning double after relay man Starlin Castro held the ball, apparently unaware that Smith had just rounded third. Third baseman Brian Anderson then misplayed Tomas Nido’s grounder, allowing Reyes to score.“It was the same both ways,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said of the delay. “Just a long day, a lot of sitting around. And that’s all.”McNeil added an RBI triple to make it 3-0, and also had an RBI single in the sixth. The rookie raised his batting average to .340 in 46 games.Rosario added a three-run homer in the fourth off Trevor Richards (3-9). Rosario entered the game batting .322 with a .488 slugging percentage since Aug. 10.Richards said it was probably the longest delay he’s experienced.“You just hung out in the clubhouse,” he said. “There’s card games going on, listen to music, and there’s games on TV and stuff. Just hang out and kill time.”Bruce and Smith went deep during a seven-run sixth inning that capped the scoring.COME BACK SOON!The Mets are inviting fans with tickets to Wednesday’s scheduled doubleheader back for any home game from Sept. 25-27 or any Monday-Thursday game next April, excluding opening day.STOPPING BYTop prospect Peter Alonso was finally in uniform at Citi Field, just not as part of New York’s active roster. Alonso was honored on the field as the Mets’ minor league player of the year about two weeks after New York frustrated fans by declining to promote him to the major leagues.TRAINER’S ROOMMarlins: RHP Dan Straily is likely to miss the rest of the season with a strained oblique. … Miami is still trying to sort out who will start Saturday’s game at Philadelphia.UP NEXTMiami rookie RHP Sandy Alcantara (2-0 Wade Boggs Jersey , 0.75 ERA) will face Mets LHP Steven Matz (5-11, 4.17) in the opener Thursday, with Marlins RHP Jeff Brigham (0-1, 9.00 ERA) and Mets LHP Jason Vargas (5-9, 6.75) going in the nightcap. The Cactus League Championship is as good as ours!"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Royals Trade Rumors & Hot StoveRoyals Minor Leagues & ProspectsRoyals Review ClassicRoyals Review Users GuideThe 100 Greatest Royals Of All Time2019 Royals Spring TrainingHere is your 2019 Royals spring training TV and radio schedule The Cactus League Championship is as good as ours!ESTShareTweetShareShareHere is your 2019 Royals spring training TV and radio schedule Mar 18, 2017; Surprise, AZ, USA; A detailed view of the Cactus League Spring Training logo before the game between the Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals at Surprise Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY SportsJake Roth-USA TODAY SportsOutside it may be gray and cold, but there is a magical place in the southwestern part of the United States where the skies are clear and sunny, and the weather is as hot as a Whit Merrifield hitting streak. Next week, Royals players will begin arriving in Arizona to report for spring training. Royals pitchers and catchers will officially report on February 12 with their first full workout the next day. The full squad reports on February 17 with the first workout the next day. After a few fielding drills and fungoes Wilson Ramos Jersey , fake baseball games will be played. The Royals will kick off their spring training schedule on February 23 against the Rangers. They will play 33 games, with seven night games in Arizona before capping it off with an exhibition game against their top minor league affiliate, the Omaha Storm Chasers. That game, a rescheduled affair after last year’s exhibition was cancelled due to weather, will be played at Werner Park in Omaha on Monday evening, March 25. Fox Sports Kansas City will air ten Royals spring training contests, beginning on March 9 against the Diamondbacks. You can also see former Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer and the Padres on the FSKC broadcast on March 16, and former Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain on March 23. 610 KCSP in Kansas City is also scheduled to air 20 games on the radio, although that is subject to change due to obligations with Kansas State basketball. Most games will be streamed on royals.com, including all games not on KCSP.Here is your 2019 Royals spring training schedule:Royals 2019 spring training schedulemlDateOpponentTimeTVRadiomlDateOpponentTimeTVRadio(SS) means split-squad game