Fredi GonzalezDENVER – The game between the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies, the teams with the best record in the major leagues, was delayed a day because of snow.
The Braves and the Rockies entered their three-game series that was set to start Monday with 13-5 records, and they’ll remain that way another day because Denver was hit with another snowstorm.
The game was rescheduled as part of a split-doubleheader today, with the first game set for 1:10 p.m. Mountain time and the previously scheduled night game at 6:40.
“It’s part of the game,” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “I’ll look for a little disruption. We just lost three in a row to the Pirates.”
Atlanta’s Mike Minor (2-1) is set to pitch the first game against Jeff Francis (1-1), with Julio Teheran (0-0) starting the night game against Colorado’s Jon Garland (2-0). They’ll likely be pitching in cold weather. Today’s forecast called for temperatures in the low 30s with the possibility of snow lasting through the morning and possibly up until game time.