<p>NEW YORK — If any members of the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" target="_blank" >Cubs</a>’ bullpen needed a day or two to recover, they can thank Mother Nature, who <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/06/22/cubs-mets-rain-delay-rainout-weather-new-york-city-doubleheader-wednesday" target="_blank" >washed away back-to-back games</a> in different time zones Sunday and Monday.</p><p>Most likely, though, the Cubs’ relievers who were <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/06/20/cubs-bullpen-implodes-as-5-0-lead-evaporates-in-7th-and-8th-innings" target="_blank" >scorched in the implosion Saturday</a> against the Blue Jays at Wrigley Field were ready to be called on the next day.</p><p>‘‘That’s just your job as a reliever,’’ manager Craig Counsell said before the rainout Monday against the Mets. ‘‘You’re going to get beat one day, and you’ve got to show up the next day and go out in the same situation. The three guys that pitched the seventh, eight and ninth on Saturday could have had the same innings on Sunday.</p><p>‘‘Mariano Rivera gives up a run, he’s got the ninth inning on Sunday.