A rainy forecast has again impacted the Chicago Cubs’ home schedule.
The Cubs’ 1:20 p.m. game Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers was postponed because of inclement weather.
It was rescheduled to 6:40 p.m. Saturday as the second game of a split doubleheader. The originally scheduled game that day was changed to 12:05 p.m., bumped up from 1:20 p.m. Gates will open about 90 minutes before first pitch for each game.
Separate tickets will be required to attend the games.
The Cubs have adjusted their starters for the Dodgers series because of the rain out.
Left-hander Drew Smyly, who went on the bereavement list Tuesday, is expected to start Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader. Left-hander Daniel Norris will start Game 2, his first start since Aug. 3, 2020, as a member of the Detroit Tigers. Left-hander Justin Steele was originally slated to pitch Saturday. Right-hander Marcus Stroman gets the ball for a marquee matchup versus Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler for ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball.”
The rotation should soon get a boost. Left-hander Wade Miley threw four scoreless innings in his rehab start Thursday at Triple-A Iowa. Miley allowed two hits with no walks and three strikeouts on 41 pitches (28 strikes).
The outing represented Miley’s first game action since the end of last season. Left elbow inflammation prevented him from pitching in a Cactus League game during spring training.
The Cubs will need to assess how Miley feels coming out of Thursday’s start, but he might not need a long rehab stint before making his Cubs debut. The veteran has a good understanding of his arm and what he needs to be ready, so it will be interesting to see how much the Cubs want Miley to build up his pitch count before activating him off the injured list.
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