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Ray and the Mariners won't face the Twins on Thursday after the Opening Day game for both teams was postponed due to inclement weather in Minnesota.

The contest was rescheduled for Friday, which was originally an off day in the schedule amid the four-game series. Ray remains in line to start Friday's game, which will keep the other four members of the rotation on their normal pitching schedules. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner closed his first spring with the Mariners with a 4.61 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 17 strikeouts in 13.2 innings over his three starts.

Ryan and the Twins won't face the Mariners on Thursday after the Opening Day game for both teams was postponed due to inclement weather.

The contest was rescheduled for Friday, which was an off day in the schedule amid the four-game series. Ryan remains in line to start Friday's game, which will keep the other four members of the rotation on their normal pitching schedules. The 25-year-old right-hander closed the Twins' Grapefruit League slate with six strikeouts in five innings between his two starts.

Cole and the Yankees won't face the Red Sox on Thursday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

The season opener will be postponed to Friday, which was initially an open date for both teams. Cole, who had been in line to start Thursday's Opening Day game, will simply be pushed back a day in light of the postponement, while Luis Severino and Jordan Montgomery are likely lined up to start the final two games of the series with Boston.

Eovaldi and the Red Sox won't face the Yankees on Thursday after the game was postponed due to inclement weather, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

The season opener will be postponed to Friday, which was initially an open date for both teams. The Red Sox still plan to hand Eovaldi the Opening Day nod and keep the rest of their rotation in order.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone indicated Tuesday that Schmidt has made the team's Opening Day roster, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.

Schmidt was injured most of last season but came into spring training healthy. He was one of the team's top pitchers in Grapefruit League play, posting a 3.86 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 11:2 K:BB across 9.1 innings. The 26-year-od will likely take on a bullpen role to begin the campaign.

Kluber gave up one run over five innings with five strikeouts and one walk in Tuesday's spring training loss to Atlanta. He gave up five earned runs with eight strikeouts and one walk in 8.1 innings this spring.

Kluber's 8:1 K:BB ratio is encouraging as he enters the regular season as he looks sharp despite a spring 5.40 ERA and 1.60 WHIP. He's set to make his first regular-season start April 10 against Baltimore.

Wheeler (shoulder) will remain behind in Florida to pitch in a minor-league scrimmage Thursday, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Wheeler has been delayed by shoulder soreness this spring but appears set to avoid the injured list. Following Thursday's outing, he'll be lined up to start the fifth game of the season, which comes against the Mets on April 12. He's expected to throw around 60 pitches Thursday, so he may not throw much more than 75 in his regular-season debut.

Walker left his start Tuesday against the Nationals after 1.1 innings due to a sore right knee, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

The soreness stems from a debridement procedure Walker underwent in mid-January. While the outing was a major disappointment, as he gave up six runs while recording just four outs, he's still expected to make his first turn in the rotation, which lines up for April 11 against the Phillies. He probably won't be able to pitch particularly deep in that game, as his early exit Tuesday prevented him from building up his pitch count. Walker estimated that he'll likely be limited to around 60-to-65 pitches in his first regular-season start, if cleared to pitch, according to Tim Healey of Newsday.

The Pirates reassigned Eickhoff to minor-league camp Tuesday.

Eickhoff missed out on a spot on the Pirates' Opening Day pitching staff, despite turning in a 2.45 ERA and 0.95 WHIP while striking out nine over 7.1 innings in four Grapefruit League appearances. He appeared exclusively in relief this spring, though he could vie for a spot in the rotation as he likely heads to the Pirates' Triple-A affiliate in Indianapolis.

Gallen (shoulder) will enter the year with the fifth spot in the Diamondbacks' rotation, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

The placement isn't a reflection of where Gallen stands on the team's depth chart, as he's pretty clearly Arizona's most exciting starter. He's been delayed in camp by offseason shoulder inflammation, however. He'll avoid a trip to the injured list but will be given a few extra days at the start of the season before he's asked to pitch. He's lined up to pitch April 12 at home against the Astros.