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ATLANTA (AP)expanded Braves rotation.Relentless rain took care of that.The Braves’ game against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night was postponed following steady rain throughout the day. The game never started and was called about 90 minutes after its scheduled starting time.The game will be made up as the first game of a split doubleheader on Aug. 13 http://www.whitesoxfanproshop.com/authentic-jose-abreu-jersey , when Miami returns to Atlanta.This was the 45th postponed game in the majors this year, six more than all of last season.Snitker quickly shuffled his rotation, including a change in plans for right-hander Kevin Gausman, acquired from the Baltimore Orioles before Tuesday’s trade deadline. Snitker plans to use a six-man rotation with Gausman.Gausman had been set to start on Friday at the Mets but instead will make his Braves debut in New York on Saturday.Right-hander Mike Foltynewicz will start as scheduled when Atlanta opens a four-game series at the Mets on Thursday night. Right-hander Anibal Sanchez, who had been set to pitch Wednesday night, instead will start on Friday. Julio Teheran is scheduled for Sunday’s game.Marlins right-hander Pablo Lopez, who had been scheduled to pitch Wednesday night, instead will start on Thursday when Miami opens a four-game series at Philadelphia.The Braves won the first two games of the series with Miami and entered Wednesday’s schedule one-half game behind first-place Philadelphia in the NL East.Snitker hoped to play Wednesday night’s game because he wanted to avoid having to play two doubleheaders in a week. The Braves already have a doubleheader planned for Tuesday at Washington.”It’s not a big deal Melky Cabrera Jersey ,” Snitker said. ”You want to play just because I didn’t really want to get the doubleheaders backed up. And, you know, I wanted Anibal to get out there and we’ve got a little three-game (winning streak) going and I wanted to keep playing.”TRAINER’S ROOMAs expected, Braves rookie Kolby Allard was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett following his win in his major league debut on Tuesday night. The Braves recalled RHP Wes Parsons, who also is looking to make his first appearance in a major league game. Parsons was recalled for one day on June 27 but did not appear in a game.RAINY ATLANTAThis is the third Braves home game postponed by rain and the fifth in two seasons at SunTrust Park. Rain delayed the start of Tuesday night’s game by 1 hour, 27 minutes. Following the delay, the Braves won 11-6.UP NEXTMarlins: Lopez (2-2, 5.34) will make his sixth career start http://www.whitesoxfanproshop.com/authentic-jeff-keppinger-jersey , and his first against the Phillies, in the series opener at Philadelphia.Braves: Foltynewicz (7-7, 3.04) is 0-1 with a 7.04 ERA in four career games, including three starts, against New York.— A look at what’s happening around the majors today:WELCOME BACKJustin Verlander will make his first start in Detroit since the Tigers traded him to the Astros last August. The 2011 AL MVP went on to win the World Series with Houston last fall, while Detroit is powering through what figures to be a lengthy rebuild. Verlander has faced his former team once, allowing four homers in a puzzling 6-3 loss at Houston on July 15. The right-hander also struck out 12 in that game, but was charged with six runs in six innings while allowing four homers for the first time since 2016.NO RESTThe weary Joe Crede Jersey , NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs open a series at Wrigley Field against second-place Milwaukee. The Brewers are two-games behind the Cubs, who capped a soggy, delay-filled series in Washington with a three-hour wait Sunday before that game was postponed. Chicago and the Nationals will make up that rainout Thursday, erasing the Cubs’ final scheduled day off for the rest of the season. Jon Lester (15-5, 3.53) will pitch the opener of the three-game series against Milwaukee, which will counter with Wade Miley (3-2, 2.12).PITCHING INStar reliever Andrew Miller will return to Cleveland’s bullpen as the Indians open a series at Tampa Bay. The left-hander has been out since late August with a left shoulder injury, the latest setback in a rocky season for the two-time All-Star. Miller has a 3.38 ERA in 24 innings http://www.whitesoxfanproshop.com/authentic-james-shields-jersey , though he pitched better in August before his shoulder flared up. Miller might not be needed Monday, as the Indians are set to start Corey Kluber (18-7, 2.75), who leads the majors in wins and is 2-0 with an 0.66 ERA in his past two outings. Tampa Bay has won 11 straight home games, tying a team record.SNAKE BITThe Diamondbacks try to put a pair of tough losses behind them as they open a series at NL West-leading Colorado. Arizona lost to Atlanta 5-4 in 10 innings Saturday night when Nick Ahmed was thrown out at home by shortstop Dansby Swanson for the final out, and then the NL East-leading Braves erupted for six runs in the ninth inning to beat the Diamondbacks 9-5 on Sunday. Zack Godley (14-8, 4.51) opens the four-game series at Coors Field. He’s 4-0 with a 2.56 ERA in five career starts against the Rockies. German Marquez (11-9, 4.05) is up for Colorado.DEGROM DAY REDUXJacob deGrom will pitch a day after the Mets scratched his scheduled start due to a forecast of steady rain. Instead of facing the playoff-chasing Phillies Ron Santo Jersey , the NL Cy Young Award-frontrunner gets the last-place Marlins. DeGrom’s candidacy comes with a bizarre statistical quirk — the right-hander has just eight wins for the struggling Mets, but has contributed 8.1 wins above replacement, per Baseball-Reference.com.