Diamondbacks, Guardians postponed by rain, wet field. Teams playing doubleheader Wednesday

CLEVELAND (AP) — Heavy rain and wet field conditions forced the postponement of Tuesday night's game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cleveland Guardians, who will make it up as part of a traditional doubleheader Wednesday.

The first game will start at 1:10 p.m.

With thousands of fans inside Progressive Field, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt and GM Mike Chernoff were part of a group that inspected the grass in left field at 7:30 p.m. before the postponement was announced 40 minutes later.

About three hours before the scheduled 6:40 start, violent thunderstorms rolled into the area and a tornado warning was issued, forcing ballpark employees to take shelter in the ballpark's lower level.

A hallway connecting Arizona's dugout and clubhouse flooded with water.

The postponement delayed the debut of Diamondbacks left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, who was set to make his season debut after being sidelined with a shoulder injury. Rodriquez will now start Wednesday's second game.

Rodriguez signed a four-year, $80 million contract with Arizona in December. He was expected to fill a major void in the club's starting rotation before feeling discomfort in his shoulder during a spring training game in March.

He only expected to miss a few weeks, but wound up having an early setback in rehab and being sidelined for five months.

The rainout also means the AL Central-leading Guardians will play two doubleheaders in three days, further taxing their pitching staff. Cleveland opens a four-game series against second-place Minnesota on Friday with a day-night doubleheader.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Diamondbacks: C Gabriel Moreno (strained left adductor) was placed on the 10-day injured list after getting hurt while running to first in Monday's game. Moreno returned to Phoenix to be checked by the team's medical staff. Rookie Adrian Del Castillo was recalled from Triple-A Reno to take his spot.

Guardians: RHP Tanner Bibee (shoulder tightness) threw a bullpen session and then met with pitching coach Carl Willis and head trainer Lonnie Soloff. It hasn't been determined when he'll make his next start.

UP NEXT

Guardians RHP Ben Lively (10-6, 3.42 ERA) will start the opener with Carlos Carrasco (3-9, 5.53) pitching Game 2 for Cleveland. Arizona will start Brandon Pfaadt (5-6, 3.97) in the opener followed by Rodriguez.

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Leo Agozzino attempts to push water off the warning track as members of the Arizona Diamondbacks warm up before a rain-delayed baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

The infield is covered with a tarp before a rain-delayed baseball game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

DETROIT (AP) — Kevin Stenlund scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Utah Hockey Club handed Detroit its fourth straight loss, 4-2 on Thursday night.

Stenlund scored his first goal in 24 games, while Dylan Guenther, Nick Schmaltz and Lawson Crouse also scored for Utah, which has won four of its last five games. Karel Vejmelka made 38 saves on the same day he signed to a five-year contract extension.

Dylan Larkin and Jonatan Berggren scored first-period goals for the Red Wings. Alex Lyon stopped 15 shots.

Detroit is 1-4-1 in its last six home games.

Utah: Vejmelka's save total included six against the Red Wings' second-ranked power play as Utah killed three penalties.

Red Wings: Carter Mazur's NHL debut lasted only two shifts. Mazur, a 22-year-old forward called up from the American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins, suffered an upper-body injury in the first period and did not return. The Michigan native had a large contingent of family and friends in attendance.

Stenlund's first goal since Jan. 2 came with a fortunate bounce. Michael Kesselring dug the puck away from the boards. It struck a defenseman's skate and bounced onto the stick of Stenlund, who scored from the right circle to give Utah a 3-2 lead at 2:55 of the third.

Utah first line forward Clayton Keller reached the 300 career assist mark on Schmaltz's second-period, power-play goal. Keller has 48 assists this season and 13 points in his last eight games.

Utah visits Chicago on Friday night while the Red Wings visit Washington on Friday night.

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Detroit Red Wings left wing Lucas Raymond (23) celebrates his goal with Dylan Larkin (71) in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)