CHICAGO

The opening of a three-game series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox on Friday night was postponed due to the rain.

The match will be composed as part of a consecutive double match on Saturday, with a first pitch of 1:10 p.m. for the first match. The second game will start approximately 30 to 45 minutes after the end of the first game. Both will be seven-round matches.

The White Sox have announced that southpaw Dallas Keuchel (3-5, 6.31 ERA) – the starter scheduled for Friday – will pitch the opener. Right-hander Lance Lynn (5-1, 1.51) will start the second game.

The Orioles did not immediately name a starters for Saturday. Right-hander Matt Harvey (3-5, 6.31) was originally scheduled to pitch on Friday and left-hander John Means (4-0, 1.79) was scheduled for Saturday.

Fans with tickets for Saturday’s game can attend both games. Fans holding tickets for Friday will receive a refund.

BOBBLEHEAD FLIP

A bobblehead of Chicago’s famous SS Tim Anderson’s bat flip against the Kansas City Royals in 2019 was due out on Friday. Some were distributed to fans who entered the guaranteed rate field before the game rained. The rest will be distributed on Saturday.

“It’s dope,” Anderson said before the rain. “I think everyone remembers that moment. I’m excited. Hopefully we can hand them out. We were supposed to hand them out last year, but we all know what happened there. we can finally pass them on to the people.

“It shows exactly what I’m doing and what I’ve done. I’m really happy with it. “

INJURY UPDATES

Orioles 1B Trey Mancini was out of the lineup posted on Friday after being hit by a right elbow throw in the first inning on Thursday. “We dodged a bullet with Mancini,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “He’s feeling a lot better. The elbow is still sore, but he thinks he should be ready to go the next day or two.”

Hyde is hopeful that OF / 1B Ryan Mountcastle (left hand) can start one of the series’ matches.

OF Adam Engel (outstretched right shank) is in rehab with Triple-A after missing the first two months of the season. He says it’s just a matter of getting enough batsmen and reps in the outfield at this point.

“I feel really good in the leg and I keep going up,” Engel said on Friday. “I hope to return to Chicago here very soon.”