Rockies-Bucs postponed, to be made up Monday

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PITTSBURGH — Sunday’s game between the Rockies and Pirates was postponed after a three-hour, 37-minute rain delay. The game will be made up on Monday at 10:35 a.m. MST, with Jordan Lyles getting the start on the mound for the Rockies against Pirates right-hander Ryan Vogelsong.

The teams played the first inning, which ended with the Rockies leading 1-0 before the lengthy delay.

Sunday marked the second time this season the last game of a Rockies-Pirates series was called because of weather. After cold and somewhat snowy weather led to a postponement on April 28, the Pirates agreed to a June 9 makeup, which occurred on what had been an off-day in the middle of a Pittsburgh homestand.

Losing Monday’s day off leaves the Rockies with 27 days without an off-day, and the Pirates with 31. Sunday’s game counts as a work day. Under the Collective Bargaining …

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