N.L. Series Game 3 in Denver Snowed Out

(AP)  The third game of the Philadelphia-Colorado National League playoff has been postponed because of cold and snow in Denver.

Major League Baseball rescheduled the game for tomorrow night, with Game 4 pushed back to Monday.

Game 5, if necessary, will be played as scheduled on Tuesday in Philadelphia, without a day off for travel.

A cold front moved into Denver overnight, dropping temperatures into the teens with record lows for the date.

Coors Field was covered with a thin layer of snow and ice this morning and flurries were expected to continue through the night.

The best-of-five series is tied at one win apiece.

The Cardinals hope a change of venue slows the Dodgers' momentum as their National League Division Series resumes this evening in St. Louis.

Los Angeles won the opening two games in the best-of-five showdown 5-3 and 3-2 on its home field.

The Redbirds send Joel Pineiro to the mound to face Vicente Padilla.


American League: Twins' Tolbert on Disabled List

The Minnesota Twins have put third baseman Matt Tolbert on the disabled list with a strained a left oblique muscle. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said today that Tolbert was injured on a check swing during a second-inning at-bat of Game 2 of the American League division series against the Yankees last night.

Tolbert, who remained in the game Friday night, will be replaced by Brendan Harris when the Twins face the Yankees tomorrow.

[olyboy]

Global warming caused this, or was it George Bush????

[Forbus56]

Al Gore should throw out the first pitch.

[jeannettelj]

If this playoff were held in Tucson, this would never happen.

[donnewald]

We are seeing playoff baseball in mid October, the World Series maybe into November. The season has been extended in both games and time. Dropping double headers has taken the season into winter conditions. If you live in early season cold climate zones, you need to consider a high maintenance stadium such as those in Milwaukee, Phoenix, and Houston.