{"id":754561,"date":"2026-07-17T23:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/754561\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T23:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T23:30:16","slug":"pirates-guardians-will-attempt-to-play-split-doubleheader-on-saturday-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/754561\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates-Guardians will attempt to play split doubleheader on Saturday | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLEVELAND (AP) \u2014 The Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates will play a doubleheader on Saturday after the opening game of the weekend series between the teams was postponed on Friday night because of poor air quality<\/a> caused by wildfires.<\/p>\n

The teams and umpire crew met at 4:30 p.m. EDT, when the air quality index was at 203, which is deemed to be very unhealthy and hazardous.<\/p>\n

The first game of Saturday’s split doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 1:10 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n

The second game is scheduled to start at 7:10 p.m. EDT, but rain is forecast for most of the evening.<\/p>\n

Friday night’s scheduled matchup was supposed to be Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones (1-1) against Cleveland’s Gavin Williams (10-4).<\/p>\n

Williams will take the mound for Saturday’s first game. The Guardians will call up Logan Allen (0-0) to pitch Saturday’s nightcap. It will be his second appearance of the season at the big league level.<\/p>\n

The Pirates have not determined their rotation for Saturday.<\/p>\n

The first series after the All-Star break is critical for both teams. Cleveland (51-46) came into Friday tied with the Chicago White Sox atop the AL Central while Pittsburgh (50-47) was two games behind Miami for the final NL wild-card spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo get 48 hours to really just be with your family, be with loved ones, do something other than go to the field, it is super powerful. So I hope our guys got a chance to turn off and also what it does is it gives people a small reset,\u201d Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said.<\/p>\n

The Guardians got a boost before the postponement as injured third baseman Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez did some fielding work.<\/p>\n

Ram\u00edrez had surgery on June 16<\/a> to remove the hook of the broken hamate bone in his left hand. He suffered the injury during the fifth inning on June 13 against Detroit when he fouled out on a popup.<\/p>\n

When Ram\u00edrez was injured, it was estimated he would miss 5-7 weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been working hard. I think I read the other day his speed is up from where it was at the beginning of the year with his running and he\u2019s been simulating innings. So we\u2019re not 100% sure he\u2019ll need to go out (on a rehab assignment), but again, he\u2019s going to know what he needs when he feels like he\u2019s ready to go play,\u201d Vogt said.<\/p>\n

AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>\n

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