BALTIMORE — The Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays will play their final two games of the regular season Wednesday after a rainy Tuesday in Baltimore postponed the year’s penultimate contest.
The first game of the doubleheader will begin at 12:35 p.m., with the second beginning 30 minutes after its conclusion. The Orioles will start right-hander Mike Baumann, who was scheduled to pitch Tuesday, in the opener and right-hander Spenser Watkins in the season finale. Baltimore had been considering giving veteran Jordan Lyles another start, but the 31-year-old right-hander will seemingly finish an inning and two strikeouts shy of his career highs. Top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez also will not make a major league start to close his season, pushing his debut to 2023.
The games are not relevant to the standings. The Orioles (82-78) are eliminated from the postseason but have secured their first winning season since 2016, while the Blue Jays (91-69) have locked up the American League’s top wild-card spot, assuring them home-field advantage in their opening playoff series.
