Tuesday night’s scheduled game between the Orioles and Minnesota Twins has been postponed due to inclement weather in the Baltimore area.
The game will be made up as part of a traditional doubleheader Wednesday, May 14. Due to additional weather concerns for Wednesday, game one will now begin at 11:05 a.m. CT, followed by game two approximately 35 minutes after the first game concludes.
A slow-moving storm system has produced widespread heavy showers and thunderstorms with excessive rainfall and flooding across the Mid-Atlantic region early this week. Despite the games moving to Wednesday, there’s still a significant chance of weather being an issue for those games, and even for Thursday’s scheduled game.
The Twins are currently on an eight-game winning streak and swept the Orioles at Target Field this past week.
PREVIEW:
Minnesota Twins (21-20, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Baltimore Orioles (15-24, fifth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Wednesday, 11:05 a.m. CDT with Game 2 following 35 minutes after the conclusion of Game 1.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (2-2, 4.01 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Orioles: Cade Povich (1-3, 5.55 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -134, Twins +113; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday to begin a three-game series.
Baltimore has an 8-9 record in home games and a 15-24 record overall. The Orioles are 9-20 in games when they have given up a home run.
Minnesota has a 6-14 record on the road and a 21-20 record overall. The Twins have the 10th-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .373.
The teams meet Tuesday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cedric Mullins leads the Orioles with seven home runs while slugging .435. Ryan O'Hearn is 10 for 33 with three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Byron Buxton leads the Twins with a .264 batting average, and has five doubles, three triples, nine home runs, eight walks and 26 RBIs. Harrison Bader is 13 for 29 with a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 4-6, .246 batting average, 4.71 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
Twins: 8-2, .256 batting average, 2.70 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Ramon Urias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colton Cowser: 60-Day IL (thumb), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (knee), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Twins: Luke Keaschall: 10-Day IL (forearm), Matt Wallner: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Tonkin: 15-Day IL (shoulder)