It was ultimately one too many rain delays for the Minnesota Twins Monday night.
The Twins' series opener against the Cleveland Guardians at Target Field in Minneapolis was suspended after three innings after the game was delayed twice in the span of two innings due to rain. The remainder of the game will now take place starting at 5:10 p.m. CT on Tuesday as part of a doubleheader ahead of the originally scheduled 6:40 p.m. first pitch. That game is now scheduled to begin 30 minutes following the completion of Monday night's suspended game.
Tonight's game is suspended and will be picked up in the fourth inning at 5:10 p.m. on Tuesday. The second game will begin 30 minutes later. #MNTwins #Guardians #MLB
— DanHayesMLB (@DanHayesMLB) May 20, 2025
Fans with tickets to Monday's game are also expected to receive a voucher for a future game.
Ticket holders for tonight's game will receive a voucher for a future game.
— Betsy Helfand (@betsyhelfand) May 20, 2025
We have entered a second rain delay. We will provide more information when it becomes available. https://t.co/9XVCgjPE6H
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) May 20, 2025
The game is expected to resume shortly. https://t.co/9XVCgjPE6H
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) May 20, 2025
We have entered a rain delay. We will provide more information when it becomes available. pic.twitter.com/yMurXMuD3Q
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) May 20, 2025
The downside is rain is expected in Minneapolis on Tuesday as well. Rain is expected throughout the entire day.
Rain delays continue to be a theme of the Twins' 2025 season, including last time they faced the Guardians on May 1 — a game that featured two delays in two innings. And that was the second rain delay — or second and third — of that series. It became full deja vu Monday when the two teams relived that experience all over again with another two-delay game.
Most recently, the Twins had their game against the Baltimore Orioles postponed on Tuesday, which instead got pushed to Wednesday for a doubleheader. There's been no shortage of weather difficulties for Minnesota so far this 2025 season.
Once again, the tarp was back out there for another Twins game. The Twins led 2-1 at both stoppages, the last run coming when Willi Castro hit an RBI double shortly before the game went into delay during the second inning. They were able to finish that inning and the third before the game went right back into delay as rain poured down on Target Field. But that was it for the night, and the game will now pick up at the start of the fourth inning Tuesday with the Twins leading 2-1.
Willi's got that dawg in him! pic.twitter.com/WpC447du5H
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) May 20, 2025
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