Twins' game in Washington postponed until Sunday

Tropical storm Andrea produces steady rain, forcing Twins and Nationals to play a day-night doubleheader on Sunday.

June 7, 2013 at 8:16PM
The grounds crew covered the field on Thursday in Washington. The Nationals have been rained out for two days in a row.
The grounds crew covered the field on Thursday in Washington. The Nationals have been rained out for two days in a row. (Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

WASHINGTON -- Tropical storm Andrea is headed up the East Coast, and the Twins get to watch it rain, for at least a day.

With rain falling steadily all morning and forecasts calling for no letup until late tonight, the Twins' first visit to Nationals Park was postponed shortly after noon ET, the Nationals announced.

The game will be made up on Sunday night at 6:05 p.m. CT, the Nationals said, creating a day-night doubleheader with the regularly scheduled 12:35 p.m. CT game.

Kevin Correia, Friday's scheduled starter, will be on the mound for the Twins on Saturday instead, facing Washington lefthander Gio Gonzalez. Scott Diamond and Samuel Deduno will pitch the doubleheader on Sunday.

It's the Twins' first visit since 1971 to Washington, D.C., the city where the franchise was founded in 1901.

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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