The night began like it ended–in a mess. By the time the game started we were in the middle of a downpour that was scheduled to last for several hours. It made sense to delay the game, but ESPN wanted their precious Sunday Night Baseball broadcast to start on time, so both teams trudged through the slush. While it's hard to know exactly how they were affected by the rain, it looked like a circus out there early on.
Of course after so many games of offensive ineptitude, it would be the pitching that doomed the Yankees in this one.