BALTIMORE – With rain falling in Baltimore and bad weather expected late into the evening, the Orioles and Blue Jays postponed Friday night’s series opener and scheduled a doubleheader for July.
The forecast for Saturday remains questionable, and while the weather looks better on Sunday, schedule makers chose to make the game up on July 29, when the Orioles and Blue Jays will play twice, two days before the trade deadline.
What this means for the Blue Jays’ starting pitching plans is unclear, but if they keep everyone on turn, Bowden Francis would start Saturday, followed by Jose Berrios on Sunday. Easton Lucas had been scheduled to start Sunday and could simply be bumped until Monday’s series opener against Atlanta,…