Cubs, Cardinals, White Sox Postponed

By ESPN

Waiting for the rain left Brandon Finnegan feeling out of sorts. After one inning to work out his nerves, he was nearly untouchable.

Finnegan allowed only one single in seven innings and Joey Votto homered for his first hit of the season Wednesday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies .

The Reds evened a series that concludes Thursday afternoon.

The start of the game was delayed 50 minutes because of storms, a wait that wore on Finnegan.

"I didn't know what to do," he said. "I walked around and talked to guys. I got a little jittery. As soon as I heard we were playing, I ran to the bullpen."

Finnegan (1-0) gave up a walk and Maikel Franco's single to center in the first inning, but escaped the threat while throwing a lot of pitches. Nobody else reached base the rest of the way against him.

The left-hander retired the last 19 batters he faced, fanning nine, and threw 88 pitches overall.

"He had 25 pitches in the first inning and haphazard command," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "He survived it and had (68) pitches the rest of the way. He was a completely different kid."

The Phillies didn't do much at all, hitting only four balls out of the infield all night. They got a pair of infield singles off Michael Lorenzen in the eighth. Raisel Iglesias gave up another infield single before completing the four-hitter for his first save.

Votto led off the seventh with a home run against Jerad Eickhoff (0-1), who allowed only two hits through the first six innings. Votto was 0 for 6 when he connected on a curve that forced him to adjust.

"He's a big, strong guy," Eickhoff said. "When I threw it, I almost fooled him. But he was able to keep his hands back. He double-clutched and got the barrel of the bat on it."

Adam Duvall followed with a double and scored on Zack Cozart's single for a 2-0 lead, ending Eickhoff's outing.

Cancellations

The Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals was postponed to today.

The Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox was postponed to today.

Wednesday, April 5 Schedule (All Times Central)

Minnesota 9, Kansas City 1

Baltimore 3, Toronto 1

Washington 6, Miami 4

Boston 3 PIttsburgh 9 (F/12)

Atlanta 3, New York mets 1 (F/12)

Tampa Bay 4, New York Yankees 1

Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia 0

Cleveland 9, Texas 6

Milwaukee 6, Colorado 1

Houston 5, Seattle 5 (F/13)

Arizona 8, San Francisco 6

Los Angeles Angels 5, Oakland 0

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego 1

Thursday, April 6 Schedule (All Times Central)

Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 11:35 a.m.

Kansas  City at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Boston, 12:35 p.m.

Colorado at Milwaukee, 12:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals, 12:45 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

San Diego at Los Angeles Dodgers, 2:10 p.m.

Los Angeles Angels at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 3:05 p.m.

Atlanta at New York Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Seattle at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Friday, April 7 Schedule (All Times Central)

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 12:05 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 2:05 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado, 3:01 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 5:40 p.m.

New York Yankees at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Miami at New York Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota at  Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles Angels, 9:07 p.m.

Saturday, April 8 Schedule (All Times Central)

Boston at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

New York Yankees at Baltimore, 3:05 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Miami at New York Mets, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 7:40 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles Angels, 9:07 p.m.

Sunday, April 9 Schedule (All Times Central)

Boston at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.

New York Yankees at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 1:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

Oakland at Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles Angels, 2:37 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 3:40 p.m.

Miami at New York Mets, 7 p.m.