Major League Baseball's Speedway Classic in Bristol, Tennessee, was suspended last night in the first inning due to rain, soaking a record-breaking crowd. The game is set to resume Sunday afternoon, and conditions are looking more favorable.

Fast Facts

• The Atlanta Braves are taking on the Cincinnati Reds, resuming game at 1 p.m. EDT at Bristol Motor Speedway in northeastern Tennessee, after being postponed due to weather last night.
• More than 85,000 tickets were sold for the event, where a baseball field has been installed inside the racetrack. That surpasses the previous paid attendance record for any Major League Baseball game of 84,587 set Sept. 12, 1954, when Cleveland Stadium hosted the New York Yankees, according to the Associated Press.
• This is also the first Major League Baseball game hosted in Tennessee.

Recap

• The game was originally set to start at 7:15 p.m. EDT on Saturday.
• The first delay came after the ceremonial first pitch when heavy rain picked up. The game later resumed, but only until one out in the bottom of the first, when they decided to push the game back a day.
• Fans who stuck out the first delay of 2 hours, 17 minutes started heading toward the exits before the game was postponed with the Reds holding a 1-0 lead.

Forecast

• Sunday afternoon conditions are looking more favorable for the game to continue.
• There will be mostly cloudy skies with the possibility of occasional light showers throughout the afternoon.
• Fortunately, hot, humid conditions won't be a factor, as temperatures will hover in the low 70s.

Chris Dolce has been a senior digital meteorologist with weather.com for 15 years after beginning his career with The Weather Channel in the early 2000s.