SOGGY SAGA FOR WINGS, CHIEFS; TWO ON MONDAY the Syracuse Chiefs and the Red Wings had their Sunday afternoon Cooperstown Classic game suspended by rain. The Chiefs led 1-0 in the bottom of the second when the game was called. The game will be resumed Monday at 5 pm in Syracuse, followed by the regularly scheduled Monday night game.

Sunday's game started 30 minutes late due to a chilling rain that started around noon. The contest featured a first pitch by Baseball Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk.

The Chiefs picked up a run in the bottom of the first off Wings starter Kevin Mulvey, on Adam Lind's run-scoring sacrifice fly. The rains came down harder right after Syracuse batted in the first, but the Wings managed hits by Jose Morales and Sergio Santos. Chiefs starter Kane Davis worked out of the jam.

Mulvey was clearly having trouble gripping the ball in the bottom of second, as the steady rain became a factor for all of the players. After walking Pedro Lopez to load the bases with two outs, the umpires called for the tarps and some fans headed for cover, sensing they had seen all the baseball they would get for the afternoon. International League President Randy Mobley addressed the crowd a few minutes later, and confirmed the suspension of the game.

Click here to see Red Wings players and staff talking about their favorite Hall of Famers,
Click here to see Carlton Fisk answering media questions, and
Click here to see comments about the day from manager Stan Cliburn.
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Sunday, May 18

518_1: A Babe Ruth statue greets Hall of Fame visitors	518_2: Brian and Sarah Buscher in the Gallery	518_3: Brian autographs commemorative home plates
518_4: Part of the Cal Ripken, Jr. exhibit	518_5: Closeup on Cal	518_6: A painting honoring 2007 Hall inductees Cal and Tony Gwynn
518_7: Cal's Hall of Fame placque	518_8: More Ripken memorabilia...	518_9: ..including a scorebook from 1981's "Longest Game"
518_10: Details on the scorebook...	518_11: ...and a closeup featuring the Wings' lineupi	518_12: Riccardo Ingram and Darnell McDonald on the steps of the dugout

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