Updated at 10:24 a.m., Monday, April 9, 2007
Indians move series with Angels to Milwaukee
Associated Press
CLEVELAND — After snow wiped out Cleveland's series against Seattle for the fourth day in a row today, the Indians moved their next series against the Los Angeles Angels to Milwaukee's Miller Park.The teams will play a three-game series beginning tomorrow in a ballpark that has a retractable roof, unlike Jacobs Field. The opener and Wednesday's game will be played at 7:05 p.m. EDT, with Thursday's scheduled for 1:05 p.m.
The Indians, whose home opener last Friday was called after four innings, will try to get their first game at Jacobs Field in on Friday when they are slated to open a three-game set against the Chicago White Sox.
While snow stopped falling today, the grounds crew was unable to get the surface in shape after three days of snow. Faced with a forecast for sleeting rain, snow flurries and a projected high of 34 degrees, the Indians postponed their rescheduled doubleheader against the Mariners.
On Sunday, baseball officials considering moving the Angels' series to Anaheim., Calif., but then decided on the switch to Milwaukee. Indians players packed for the trip at midday.
A storm left more than a foot of snow in some places in the Cleveland area, and the entire four-game series against Seattle will have to be played at later dates. It was the first time an entire series of more than two games was postponed by weather since Hurricane Frances put off the Chicago Cubs' at Florida Marlins set from Sept. 3-5, 2004, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Seattle plays Tuesday at Boston.
After Friday's game was called, the teams hoped to play a day-night doubleheader Saturday, but that was put off by the spring storm. They then scheduled a doubleheader for Sunday, which also was postponed. With time on their hands, Seattle players at Jacobs Field made snow angels.
