<p>NEW YORK — Marcus Stroman was unhappy that the New York Mets began Sunday’s game against the Miami Marlins in a steady rain, which interrupted his outing after nine pitches.</p>
<p>The game began at 1:10 p.m. and was stopped by plate umpire D.J. Reyburn after seven minutes.</p>
<p>Home teams decide whether to start games. Once a game has begun, umpires decide whether to stop play because of bad weather.</p>
<p>Stroman took to Twitter during the rain delay to express his displeasure.</p>
<p>“This game should have never been started. Not smart at all,” Stroman <a href="https://twitter.com/STR0/status/1381304518747504643">tweeted</a>. “Those conditions put everyone at risk. Beyond happy no players on either side were injured. Hate that I have to wait another 5 days to pitch again. That’s a miserable feeling.”</p>
<p>While Mets manager Luis Rojas started Stroman, Miami manager Don Mattingly opted to use reliever John Curtiss as an opener. The Marlins were batting in the top of the first.</p>
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