CLEVELAND — The series opener between the Miami Marlins and Cleveland Guardians scheduled for Friday night was postponed by wet weather.
The game was rescheduled for Saturday as part of a doubleheader beginning at 3:10 p.m. Miami left-hander Braxton Garrett (0-0, 3.38 ERA) and Cleveland right-hander Zach Plesac (1-0, 6.92 ERA) were Friday’s scheduled starters. Both Both games will be shown locally on Bally Sports Florida.
Miami’s Sandy Alcantara (1-2, 5.47 ERA) was scheduled to meet Shane Bieber (1-0, 2.88 ERA) in a matchup of Cy Young Award winners Saturday night. Alcantara was the unanimous NL winner last season while Bieber won the AL award in 2020.
The tarp was placed on the field around 5 p.m., bringing an early end to Cleveland’s batting practice. The threat of rain throughout the night forced the game to be called around 6:30 p.m.
Cleveland had 11 games postponed by weather issues last season and played 11 doubleheaders. The Guardians played a doubleheader in Detroit on Tuesday after Monday’s game was rained out.
Both teams are 10-9. The Marlins won four of six on a homestand against Arizona and San Francisco. The Guardians have played an MLB-leading 12 one-run games in which they have gone 6-6. Cleveland scored in two of 27 innings while losing two of three in Detroit this week.
Rogers on IL
Before the game was postponed, the Marlins placed pitcher Trevor Rogers on the 15-day injured list with a left biceps strain Friday.
Rogers left Wednesday’s start against San Francisco after allowing hits to the first two batters in the fourth inning and throwing 22 pitches. He was charged with one run in three innings.
“The competitor in me never wants to get taken out of a game, but hopefully this will help get the tightness calmed down,” Rogers said. “I’d rather it be now than later in the season.”
Rogers is 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA in four starts this season. He has allowed eight earned runs, and 16 hits with 19 strikeouts in 18 innings.
Rogers hopes to resume throwing next week.
Left-hander Steven Okert (left adductor tightness) has been reinstated from the injured list.
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