Tuesday night’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Rockies at Coors Field was postponed because of heavy and persistent rain. The game will be made up Wednesday as part of a split doubleheader.
The game originally scheduled for Tuesday night is now scheduled to start at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday as the second game of the doubleheader. The first game is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. Separate tickets will be required for each game. Gates for the 6:10 p.m. game will open at about 5 p.m.
In Game 1, the Rockies will start left-hander Tyler Anderson against Dodgers right-hander Ross Stripling. In Game 2, the Rockies will start right-hander Jeff Hoffman vs. Dodgers lefty Rich Hill.
Rain began Tuesday night just before the game was scheduled to start at 6:40 p.m.. The game was officially postponed at 9:12 p.m. after a 2-hour, 32-minute delay.
“The storm just kept building and building,” manager Walt Weiss said. “Weather is unpredictable around here. We thought it was just going to be a little fly-by at first, a 20- or 30-minute delay. But it just never went away.”
Anderson stayed active throughout Tuesday night’s delay, riding a bike and playing catch, in case he had to pitch. But Weiss said Anderson would be fresh and ready to go for the first game Wednesday.
“There will be no restrictions,” Weiss said. “I guess it would be like he threw a side (session) today.”
Tickets from Tuesday night’s game are valid for Wednesday’s 6:10 p.m. game only. Exchanges for Tuesday’s game may be made for any game throughout the rest of the season — value for value, best available seating. However, exchanges must be made before Oct. 2.
Looking ahead
Game 1: Dodgers RHP Ross Stripling (3-5, 4.12 ERA) at Rockies LHP Tyler Anderson (4-5, 3.69), 1:10 p.m. Wednesday. MLB TV (joined in progress); 850 AM
Game 2: Dodgers LHP Rich Hill (10-3) at Rockies Jeff Hoffman (0-2, 8.10), 6:10 p.m., no TV; 850 AM
Hoffman has not had the sudden impact he wanted or fans anticipated, but he has flashed some of the power that made him the key ingredient in last summer’s trade that sent Troy Tulowitzki to Toronto. Hoffman’s second big-league start was an improvement over his first. He pitched six innings at Milwaukee and was charged with four runs (three earned) on six hits and four walks. In the first game, Anderson gets the nod after warming up Tuesday night but not officially delivering a pitch. He’ll oppose Stripling, who was manager Dave Roberts’ choice to fill a hole in the Dodgers’ rotation. Though he took the loss in a 4-0 defeat vs. San Francisco in his last outing, he has posted a 3.21 ERA over his last eight games (four starts), limiting opposing batters to a .237 average, while striking out 22 and walking only six. He has never faced Colorado.
Thursday: Off
Friday: Diamondbacks RHP Robbie Ray (7-12, 4.28 ERA) at Rockies LHP Jorge De La Rosa (8-7, 5.09), 6:40 p.m., ROOT
Saturday: Diamondbacks RHP Braden Shipley (2-3, 4.75) at Rockies RHP Tyler Chatwood (10-8, 3.78), 6:10 p.m., ROOT
Sunday: Diamondbacks RHP Archie Bradley (5-8, 4.95) at Rockies RHP Jon Gray (9-6, 4.41), 2:10 p.m., ROOT
