UNDATED (AP) -- The first game of the day in baseball will take place in Pittsburgh, as the Pirates and Atlanta Braves jump-start a doubleheader, thanks to yesterday's rain. The opening game pitching has four-game winner Jair Jurrjens going for the Braves against Zach Duke. In the second contest, Tim Hudson toes the rubber for the Braves against John Van Benschoten. Coming up tonight in the N.L, Washington plays in New York against the Mets, Cincinnati is home to Florida, San Diego plays the Cubs in Chicago, Milwaukee entertains St. Louis and Houston is at San Francisco.
A check of the American League schedule today shows a doubleheader in Cleveland between the Indians and Blue Jays. The double-dip wasn't scheduled but came after yesterday's game was rained out. The game one pitching is slated to be the same as was announced for yesterday's game, Fausto Carmona for the Indians against A.J. Burnett. In the second game, the Indians are using red-hot Cliff Lee. He's won all six of his decisions this season and has a sterling 0.86 earned run average, the best in all of baseball. On the mound for the Blue Jays in game two will be Shaun Marcum.
The rest of the American League slate will take place this evening with Boston playing at Minnesota, Tampa Bay playing host to New York, Seattle at Texas and Chicago in Anaheim against the Angels.