Royals-Twins postponed, to play twinbill Sunday

May 20, 2017 at 8:45 p.m. | Updated May 20, 2017 at 11:50 p.m.

by Associated Press

Moisture collects in a rain gauge at Target Field as rain forced the postponement of a Saturday afternoon's game between the Twins and the Royals in Minneapolis. The game will be made up in a doubleheader Sunday.
Moisture collects in a rain gauge at Target Field as rain forced the postponement of a Saturday afternoon's game between the Twins and the Royals in Minneapolis. The game will be made up in a doubleheader Sunday.

MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins have postponed their game Saturday afternoon against the Kansas City Royals because of rain, prompting a doubleheader to finish the series.

The team made the announcement about an hour before the scheduled first pitchSaturday afternoon, with the forecast predicting uninterrupted rain in the area for the rest of the day.

The Twins and Royals will play a straight doubleheaderSunday, with one admission for fans. The makeup game will begin 30 minutes after the end of the regularly scheduled game at 1:10 p.m. local time.

This was Minnesota's fifth postponement of the season, with three at home. One of those was at Kansas City on April 29, a game rescheduled for a doubleheader with the Royals on July 1.