Reds-Twins get rain delay update ahead of key matchup

Billy Heyen

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It's raining heavily across much of the country on Wednesday, it seems. That includes Cincinnati.

The Reds and visiting Minnesota Twins will not be starting at the scheduled 7:10 p.m. ET.

They're opening in a rain delay with no announced first pitch yet.

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It's kind of a key swing series. The Twins enter Wednesday night at 36-36, while the Reds are 38-35.

Cincinnati is slated to send talented southpaw Nick Lodolo to the mound with his 3.76 ERA.

Minnesota counters with righty Bailey Ober (4.40 ERA).

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These teams will want to play Wednesday night, because Thursday is a getaway day with a 12:40 p.m. first pitch for the series finale. A doubleheader would be tough before both teams fly out of town.

The Reds play in St. Louis on Friday night, while the Twins head home to host Milwaukee that evening.

But on Wednesday, it could be a long night of rain and hopefully baseball ahead.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle