The start of Wednesday’s Twins-Tigers game at Comerica Park has been pushed back because of inclement weather, with first pitch originally set for 12:10 p.m. CDT.
The Twins announced the delay on social media, writing, "We are starting today's game in an @uponor rain delay. We will provide more details when they become available pic.twitter.com/4Ie5kOobhO"
As of 11:30 a.m. CDT, Weather.com’s hourly forecast for Detroit pointed to no real threat of a postponement.
The outlook showed no inclement weather in the city from 3:00 p.m. CDT through the rest of the day.
Minnesota also has Thursday off before opening a six-game homestand, so a short delay would not create much of a problem for the club.
When the game does get underway, these are the lineups:
Twins Luke Keaschall RF
Brooks Lee 2B Kody Clemens 2B
Josh Bell DH Kaelen Culpepper SS
Trevor Larnach LF Royce Lewis 1B
Victor Caratini C Walker Jenkins CF
Tigers Kevin McGonigle 3B
Hao-Yu Lee 2B Colt Keith 1B
Riley Greene DH Dillon Dingler C
Brett Callahan LF Max Clark CF
Ben Malgeri RF John Peck SS
Minnesota is set to send right-hander Zebby Matthews to the mound. The 26-year-old is 9-9 with a 4.69 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 97 strikeouts over 117 innings this season. In his last outing, Matthews gave up four earned runs on four hits, including three home runs, and one walk in five innings against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field.
Detroit will counter with right-hander Keider Montero. The 26-year-old is 9-8 with a 3.52 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 96 strikeouts over 143 innings this season. In his most recent start, Montero allowed six earned runs over four innings against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.
The delay comes at a tense time for Minnesota, which is 4 1/2 games behind Cleveland for the final American League Wild Card spot with 17 games left in the regular season. Three teams - the Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles - sit between the Twins and the Guardians.
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