M’s postponed again

CLEVELAND – A holiday weekend snowstorm and a forecast for more snow caused the postponement of Saturday’s day-night doubleheader between the Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners.

The doubleheader had been scheduled after Friday’s home opener at Jacobs Field was postponed following 2 hours and 53 minutes of delays. The teams played four innings in blustery and brutally cold weather before the game was finally called.

“The umpire was doing his job,” Indians general manager Mark Shapiro said of the decision to end the game. “We certainly were at the point where we were putting players at risk.”

One of Saturday’s games will be made up as part of a traditional doubleheader today, beginning at 10:05 a.m. PDT.

The Indians said a makeup game with the M’s, who are in town for a four-game series, will be rescheduled for a later date.