Twins home opener postponed because of bad weather forecast
MIAMI (AP) - The Minnesota Twins´ home opener against World Series champion Houston Astros was postponed from Thursday afternoon because bad weather and cold is forecast.
The game was rescheduled for Friday, originally an off-day. Right-hander Sonny Gray will remain the Twins' scheduled starter against the Astros.
"There are times during the year, where games are moved, we have to shuffle a lot of different things," Twins manager Rocco Baldelli before Tuesday's game at Miami. "In this instance it doesn´t really change much."
The Twins opened the season with a three-game sweep at Kansas City before their current three-game set against Miami.
"We talked to Sonny very early on, told him this could be a possibility," Baldelli said. "He said that´s not going to affect his bullpen. Was not going to affect his throwing program. It doesn´t really affect any of our other guys much. It´s really a flip-flopping of the days without much adjustment."
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Miami Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo, left, and Minnesota Twins pitcher Pablo Lopez embrace before a baseball game, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Miami. The two pitchers are scheduled to start in Wednesday's game. Lopez formerly played for the Marlins. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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