The Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves completed their pre-game ceremonies but then entered a rain delay at Bristol Motor Speedway. The game will not start at its originally-scheduled first-pitch time of 7:15 p.m.

Mark Bowman looks at the experiences of White, Waldrep and others during the Speedway Classic. The Marlins swept the Yankees over the weekend to surge back to .500. Jhoan Duran has been quite impressive in his first appearances with the Phillies. Rookie sensation Jason Misiorowski of the Brewers was placed on the IL.

A new clock started the instant the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Braves cleared the baseball diamond inside the infield at Bristol Motor Speedway.