Guardians vs. Cubs Rain Delay, April 4: Weather Details, Updates, Start Time

Yesterday the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago Cubs played through a minor rain storm during the Guardians' home opener. 

That won’t be happening today, as the Guardians’ game against the Cubs has been postponed due to weather. They’ll play a traditional doubleheader starting at 1:10 p.m. ET. 

While the delay will likely cause the Guardians to lose some of the momentum they gained by winning yesterday’s home opener, a day off means that relievers like Connor Brogdon and Cade Smith will get an extra day of rest after pitching yesterday. Both teams will also have the added benefit of getting a 27th man.

Guardians vs. Cubs rain delay - 4/4: When will the teams make up the game?

The powers that be wasted no time calling the game, as there was never an announcement saying that the game was going to be delayed; just that it had been postponed. 

Both teams had already announced their lineup for the game as well. The biggest surprise in the Guardians’ lineup was that Chase DeLauter had been moved down to the No. 5 spot in the lineup after hitting second in the first seven games of his career. 

Slade Cecconi would have been on the mound for the Guardians today and he’ll get the start in Game 1 tomorrow. Parker Messick (Sunday’s scheduled starter) will go in Game 2 after throwing six shutout innings in his first start of the year. 

Cecconi will go against Cubs starter Edward Cabrera; they have yet to announce a starter for the second game of the doubleheader. 

The postponement will also give the Cubs’ bullpen a much-needed lift after it had to cover eight innings yesterday thanks to Cade Horton leaving after just 17 pitches due to right forearm discomfort. 

While the Guardians have done a good job of staggering everyone’s playing time throughout the first week-and-a-half of the season, everyone’s going to be called upon tomorrow in their attempt to cover (at least) 18 innings of baseball. 

The Guardians’ first off-day of the season won’t be until Thursday after a three-game series against the Royals, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Guardians make some kind of additional roster move on Monday if tomorrow’s doubleheader becomes a slog.