Update: Twins and Guardians set to resume play at 4:55 p.m. CST
Update: Twins and Guardians still hoping to resume play
Update: Game enters second delay of day at 2:50 p.m. CST
Thursday's matchup between the Twins and Guardians entered the second delay of the game at 2:50 p.m. CST.
Down 2-0 at the start of the first rain delay, the Twins tied the game on RBI singles from Christian Vázquez and Carlos Correa in the seventh inning.
At the time of the second delay, the Twins had runners on first and second base with two outs. Edouard Julien is due to bat.
Update: Game resumed
For the second time in the four-game series between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Guardians, play at Progressive Field was halted by weather. This time, it was actually raining when the delay started.
This post will be updated with any new information regarding the delay.
Twins vs. Guardians Rain Delay: Latest updates on the weather delay and when the game should start
With a chance of rain of at least 45% every hour from 3-7 p.m., there’s a good chance this game will be delayed for a while. Since it’s in the top of the seventh inning, the game can technically be called if the weather continues to be a problem.
At the start of the rain delay, the Twins’ sixth this season, the Guardians led 2-0 on an RBI single from Kyle Manzardo in the first inning and a 450-foot solo home run from Jhonkensy Noel in the fourth. Guardians righty starter Ben Lively three 5 ⅔ scoreless innings, allowing five hits and no walks with two strikeouts before Jakob Junis gave up a hit and then earned the final out of the sixth inning.
Simeon Woods Richardson went 4 ⅔ innings, surrendering two runs on five walks and two hits with four strikeouts. Cole Sands pitched 1 ⅓ no-hit innings with a walk and a strikeout before the delay commenced.
Ty France notched three hits in three at-bats, and Carlos Correa, Brooks Lee and Byron Buxton each collected a hit before the delay.