Orioles and Yankees postponed due to rain

The Orioles and Yankees are unable to play tonight due to rain. The makeup game will be held on Thursday at 1:35 p.m. at Camden Yards.

This is the first home postponement for the Orioles this season despite 18 delays. They had a May 11 game in D.C. postponed.

Tickets for tonight will be honored on Thursday. No exchange is necessary.

All ballpark gates will open at noon, and parking lots will open at 11:30 a.m. Prepaid parking permits dated for Sept. 6 are valid for Thursday's game. The game will be broadcast on MASN and on the Orioles Radio Network, including flagship station 105.7 The Fan.

Fans unable to attend the Sept. 7 makeup game may exchange the value of their Sept. 6 tickets towards any remaining home game this season, subject to availability.

An earlier start time is necessary because the Orioles are traveling to Cleveland afterward and the Yankees are heading to Dallas.

"We've been looking at some things like days playing consecutively, a lot of things in place to keep from abusing things," manager Buck Showalter said before the postponement was announced. "Our priority is to try to play tonight. We talked about start times tomorrow. You've got to think about a plan. Like, if we played a night game tomorrow we couldn't get the plane potentially. There's a lot of variables that play into it, like start times, television, fans.

"We've got Plan A, which is to play the game and what time we might if at all, and then what time do you play tomorrow? Try to be fair to both teams. There's a lot of things going on right now. We've all been places where you call a game early and at game time the sun's out."

A decision was made with input from all sides, including the Yankees and umpires.

"You try to go it as a group," Showalter said. "You try not to ram it down somebody's throat. Regardless of what has happened to you somewhere else. You try to do the right thing, so we do. We take a lot of pride in it."

Mike Wright will join the team Thursday instead of having to wait until Friday in Cleveland. Another bullpen arm is needed.

The Orioles are listing left-hander Wade Miley as Friday night's starter against the Indians' Mike Clevinger. Those are the only starters confirmed for the series.