NEW YORK (AP) -- Cal Ripken and the Baltimore Orioles are getting an extra night in New York, not that they're happy about it.

The game between the Orioles and the Mets was rained out Tuesday night after a miserable day of chilly winds and non-stop showers. It will be made up Thursday at 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore, which is on the final leg of a three-city, 10-game road trip, waited out the Mets' decision all afternoon.

"Sometimes you have rainouts and rescheduling," Ripken frowned. "But that's baseball and that's your life."

Mike Mussina was among several players wondering why it took so long for the Mets to postpone the game. It was called at 7:20 p.m.

"It's all part of the job," Mussina sighed as he walked out of Shea Stadium into the blustery night.

The rainout created a difficult predicament for Baltimore traveling secretary Phil Itzoe. The hotel where the Orioles stay was oversold by about 100 rooms for Wednesday night, he said.

"I've got a few phone calls to make," he said.

Mets manager Bobby Valentine said his team held out hope that the game would go on.

"They thought we would be able to play and then the window closed," Valentine said. "Everybody would've liked to have that off day before the Yankees series, just like the Yankees have one."

Rescheduling interleague games can be tricky because, in most cases, teams only play each other in one series. The Orioles had no say on when to play the makeup.

"We had no vote, we didn't get anything," said Jason Johnson, whose start was pushed back a day to Thursday.

Now, Rick Reed will start for the Mets against Scott Erickson on Wednesday night. The forecast is for a clear evening.

Reed, who left his last outing May 27 after just three innings because of a strained left side muscle, was ready to throw.

"I got here at 3 and they told me we were being delayed. As you get closer to the scheduled starting time it gets a little crazy," he said. "But no one is out there to get injured. I'll wake up tomorrow, come out to the park and be prepared to pitch."

The Mets start the Subway Series at Yankee Stadium on Friday night. Mike Piazza, Mike Hampton, and Turk Wendell were among several Mets scheduled to take part in charity and promotional events around the city Thursday, including one being thrown by comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his wife.

The bad weather didn't dampen the spirits of Mets rookie Jason Tyner. After going 2-for-3 in his major league debut Monday night, the new leadoff man was the only player on the field signing autographs in the rain shortly before the game was called.

"These last couple of days have been a blur. It's really been exciting, and I'm just trying to take it all in," said Tyner, who planned to go out for an Italian dinner with his family.

Tyner didn't do any celebrating Monday night, especially since the Mets lost 4-2.

"I went back and went straight to sleep," he said. "Well, actually, I stayed up to watch the highlights. I had never seen myself get a hit in the majors."

Game notes
The rainout cost a few PGA golfers a chance to show off swings of a different kind. With the Buick Classic beginning Thursday at nearby Westchester Country Club, Davis Love III, Mike Hulbert and Barry Cheesman -- a former minor league catcher in three organizations -- were to take batting practice with the Mets. Sergio Garcia, the 20-year-old Spanish star, was to throw out the first ball. ... The Orioles' win Monday night was their first at Shea Stadium since 1975, when they beat the Yankees, who were playing at the park while Yankee Stadium was being remodeled.