(Updated: 3:55 p.m.)
Scheduled to give away the much-anticipated Buck Showalter garden gnome on Saturday night, the Orioles postponed the second contest of a three-game set with the Cleveland Indians because of heavy rain in the Baltimore area.
The game will be made up as part of a split-admission doubleheader on Sunday with Saturday’s tickets being honored for the nightcap scheduled for 7:05 p.m. The original 1:35 p.m. game scheduled for Sunday will go on as planned.
After previously indicating Kevin Gausman could start one of the doubleheader games, the Orioles will instead send Ubaldo Jimenez to the hill for Game 1 while Chris Tillman will pitch the nightcap. It’s expected that Baltimore will recall an extra reliever to boost its current six-man bullpen for Sunday.
Because they have no more off-days until July 9, the Orioles would need an extra starting pitcher against Texas on Thursday. Gausman was scheduled to pitch for Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday, which would have put him on schedule for a possible start in Baltimore on Thursday, but the Tides also postponed their game, pushing the right-hander’s start to Sunday.
For those wondering, the Showalter gnome will still be given away before the second game to the first 25,000 fans 15 years old and over. The Orioles will announce the time that gates will open for the second game at the conclusion of the opener on Sunday afternoon. The gates open for Game 1 at 11:30 a.m.
The Orioles passed along additional ticket information to fans in a team release:
Fans unable to attend the makeup game can exchange their tickets for any remaining home game this season on a “dollar-for-dollar” basis. All exchanges are subject to availability and must be completed by August 31. Complimentary tickets are non-exchangeable. StubHub tickets are also non-exchangeable, but may be resold on StubHub until 7:00 p.m. on June 28. Prepaid parking permits dated for June 27 are valid only for the 7:05 p.m. makeup game on June 28.
Ticket exchanges can be performed at the Box Office or submitted in writing along with the original tickets and mailed via certified mail by August 31, 2015 to:
Baltimore Orioles
Attention: June 27 Rainout
333 West Camden Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
