Phillies-Twins rain delay: Restart time updates for Target Field, July 22

The Phillies and Twins are stuck in a rain delay for now. Check here for updates.

Monday's Philadelphia Phillies-Minnesota Twins game is in a rain delay
Monday's Philadelphia Phillies-Minnesota Twins game is in a rain delay / Hannah Foslien/GettyImages

With the All-Star break now firmly in the rearview mirror, the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins are scheduled for a three-game series at Target Field. Unfortunately, it looks like we’ll have to wait to get the first game of this series underway.

With thunderstorms and rain in the forecast on Monday evening, according to our friends at The Weather Channel, even if the Phillies and Twins get to play tonight, it could be a rather wet affair.

Phillies-Twins rain delay: Restart time updates for Target Field, July 22

Update, 8:15 p.m. ET: MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki posted that the estimated start time is set for 9:10 p.m. ET.

The Philadelphia Inquirer's Scott Lauber first posted that thunderstorms were rolling into Minneapolis and that the grounds crew had covered the field at 6:40 p.m. ET.

With the tarp on the field and the originally scheduled 7:40 p.m. ET start time looking impossible, the home team, the Twins officially announced the rain delay at 6:48 p.m. ET.

The Twins didn't provide a tentative start time, so we'll have sit tight and wait to see when we can get this one started.

Phillies-Twins rain delay: Phillies looking to bounce back after disappointing weekend

The Phillies are trying to bounce back from a disappointing weekend in Pittsburgh.

Despite picking up a win on Sunday, thanks to an impressive Tyler Phillips start, the Phillies are coming off an avoidable series loss at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies hope to get back on track and finish their six-game road trip on a high note in Minnesota.

Monday's pitching matchup, if it happens, will pit Phillies lefty Ranger Suárez (10-4) against Twins scheduled starter Bailey Ober (8-5). Suárez had looked rough in his most recent three starts before missing his final start of the first half with back spasms. Before skipping that start and the All-Star Game, Suárez had gone 0-2 with an 8.62 ERA in three games.

Ober, a 29-year-old right-hander, has a 4.14 ERA and 1.08 WHIP in 18 starts this season. He had posted five quality starts in a row heading into the All-Star break, with a 2.16 ERA, 11.07 K/9 and 1.62 BB/9 over that span.

For now, we'll just have to wait and see if Mother Nature lets the two teams get this series underway tonight.

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