CLEVELAND (AP) — Mother Nature wrecked havoc on Travis Kelce's scheduled first pitch before Sunday's game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians.
The final game of the weekend series was postponed because of the threat of inclement weather, 40 minutes before the scheduled first pitch
The game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Sept. 4. The rescheduled game will start at 2:10 p.m. EDT with the regular game at 7:10 p.m. EDT.
It was sunny when the teams and umpire crew met, but weather radar showed a large cell of rain and thunderstorms coming in from the West and lasting for at least five hours.
Kelce was scheduled to throw out the first pitch after it was announced on May 27 that he had purchased a minority stake in the Guardians. The Cleveland native — a three-time Super Bowl champion, four-time All-Pro and fiancé of music superstar Taylor Swift — bought a small share of David Blitzer’s 35% stake. Blitzer can become the controlling owner after the 2027 season or he can wait to exercise that option later.
Kelce tried to throw the first pitch during Cleveland’s 2023 home opener against Seattle but ended up throwing a ball that spiked near the plate and skipped to the backstop.
Detroit's Casey Mize was scheduled to come off the injured list and pitch Sunday's game, but the right-hander has been moved to Wednesday at Houston. Right-hander Troy Milton (3-0) will still take the mound for Monday's series opener against the Astros.
Cleveland has a day off Monday before beginning a three-game series at Milwaukee on Tuesday. Slade Cecconi (3-5) will still go on Tuesday while Gavin Williams (9-3) gets the start on Wednesday after originally being scheduled to go Sunday.
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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal stretches before a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Sunday, June 14, 2026 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Keider Montero warms up before a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio and Blake Perkins homered, Kyle Harrison pitched three-hit ball for six innings and the Milwaukee Brewers tagged Philadelphia Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez for all their runs Sunday in a 4-0 victory.
Chourio led off the first with a 412-foot homer to center. It was his fifth homer in five games, ninth of the season and his MLB-leading seventh in June.
Perkins, who entered the game hitting .113, hit a two-out, three-run homer — his first of the season — in the fourth inning to extend Milwaukee's lead to 4-0. He added a double in the sixth and has six hits in seven career at-bats against Sánchez.
Harrison (8-1) rebounded from his worst outing in what has been an otherwise solid season. The left-hander gave up eight runs, eight hits and three homers in 2 1/3 innings in a June 8 start against the Athletics in Las Vegas after not allowing more than two runs in any of his first 11 outings.
Harrison scattered six hits over his six scoreless inning and finished with three strikeouts and no walks in his 80-pitch outing.
Sánchez (8-3) had his personal six-game winning streak snapped in his 100th career start. The 29-year-old left-hander hadn’t allowed more than two earned runs, or more than six hits, in a start since April 23 before Sunday. Against Milwaukee, he gave up eight hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Phillies catcher Rafael Marchán left the game in the eighth inning after a ball struck his facemask.
Phillies: Zach Wheeler (5-1, 2.22 ERA) starts on Monday as the Phillies a three-game series against visiting Miami.
Brewers: Robert Gasser (0-3, 6.38 ERA) takes the mound for Milwaukee on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series against visiting Cleveland.
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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cristopher Sánchez throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Kyle Harrison throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Milwaukee Brewers' Blake Perkins hits a three-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
Milwaukee Brewers' Jackson Chourio hits a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)
