Orioles-Blue Jays game postponed by rain, will be made up as part of Labor Day doubleheader

BALTIMORE—The Orioles’ scheduled game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night was postponed because of rain. The game was scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m., and the postponement was announced after waiting about an hour and 15 minutes.

The Orioles were scheduled to leave for a game in Boston on Thursday night and follow that with three games at Tampa Bay this weekend. The Orioles and Blue Jays play three games in Toronto on August 15^th-17^th.

The Orioles (58-52) are tied with Tampa Bay for the third and final wild-card spot.

Wednesday’s game will be made up on Labor Day, September 5^th at 1:05 p.m. as part of a doubleheader. Toronto is scheduled to return two more times this season, September 5^th-7^th and the final three games of the season, October 3^rd-5^th.

This is the fourth rainout of the season. The Orioles and Kansas City were postponed on May 6^th-7^th, and those games were made up on May 8^th and 9^th. Their June 8^th game against the Chicago Cubs is scheduled to be made up on August 18^th at 3:05 p.m.

Note: Jackson Holliday, the overall No. 1 draft choice, made his professional debut for the Florida Complex League Orioles, and was 1-for-3. He played five innings at shortstop.