Rain Forces Orioles-Blue Jays Doubleheader With Scherzer Starting

The Toronto Blue Jays' Tuesday game against the Baltimore Orioles was postponed due to persistent rain in Baltimore. The matchup will be a split-admission doubleheader on Wednesday, Sept. 23, with games at 1:35 p.m. and 6:35 p.m. ET. Gates open at 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., with no early access to Eutaw Street for batting practice. Tuesday tickets are valid for game one or exchangeable for game two before the deadline. Max Scherzer is expected to start game one for Toronto. He is 3-8 with a 6.07 ERA in 16 games and allowed three hits and one earned run over five innings against Detroit in his last outing. Likely opposing starter Chris Bassitt is 8-5 with a 4.64 ERA in 19 games; the former Blue Jay has allowed three earned runs in 11 innings across two starts against Toronto this season. Dylan Cease was ruled out of a game-two start with shoulder fatigue, leaving that pitching plan unclear. Baltimore won the series opener 4-3, and coverage described both teams' playoff hopes as increasingly precarious.