Oct 12, 2006 6:20 PM EST

Game 2 of the National League championship series between the Mets and the Cardinals on Friday will start at 8:05 p.m. EDT, and Game 3 of the American League championship series between the Tigers and Athletics will start at 4:30 p.m.

Major League Baseball said Thursday that concerns about the weather Friday night in Detroit prompted the switch from the original start time of 8:19 p.m. The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series Wednesday night, winning in Oakland 8-5.

Via AP