BALTIMORE–The Orioles-Houston Astros game scheduled for 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday was postponed due to rain. The announcement came just before 2:30 p.m.

The Orioles and Astros will play a doubleheader on Thursday starting at 12:35 p.m.

Chris Bassitt will start Game 1 and Brandon Young will start Game 2. Houston will start Peter Lambert and Lance McCullers.

Both teams get a 27th player for the doubleheader.

It’s the first postponement of the year for the Orioles.

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