MINNEAPOLIS — The Orioles' fourth postponement of the season Monday night in Minnesota created a schedule that has not only taken away two future days off but also leaves little flexibility to accommodate future rescheduling of rainouts .

The Orioles will make up Monday's game on Thursday, July 28 — which was a day off for both teams — at 7:10 p.m.. The Orioles will travel from Baltimore after a night game Wednesday to play the Twins, then travel to Toronto for a three-game weekend series there.

Not only does playing a makeup game July 28 force the Orioles to play games on 17 consecutive days after the All-Star break, it means the Orioles have no more days off after the break to schedule a makeup game without violating the rule in the collective bargaining agreement that prevents teams from playing more than 20 consecutive days without players' union approval.

“You're so protective of them during the season,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. “We spent our first two [days off] with functions, which are understandably commitments the club needs to have. But you keep losing off days, you're going to pay the piper, or you can use it as an excuse. We're not the only ones.”

With rain in the forecast this afternoon, the series finale in Minnesota could also be threatened. If that game is postponed, the Orioles would likely have to play a doubleheader July 28.

Showalter said he was kept aware of the weather by Twins general manager Terry Ryan starting at 4 p.m. Monday. After the game was called, Ryan asked Showalter what time would work best for the Orioles, and because they wouldn't be arriving in Minneapolis until early Thursday morning after a night game in Baltimore, Showalter said he preferred a later time.

“Just kind of a reminder that's the way it used to be everywhere,” Showalter said.

The Orioles also announced Tuesday that their April 9 postponement at Camden Yards against the Tampa Bay Rays will be made up as part of a split-admission doubleheader June 25. Tickets for the rain date can be used for the 1:05 p.m. game, while tickets for the June 25 game will be valid for the night game at 7:05 p.m.

Combine that doubleheader with a 7:05 p.m. makeup game of the Orioles' April 17 rainout in Texas that will be made up on June 20 in Arlington and the Orioles go from having three days off over a seven-day span at the end of June to playing 13 games in 13 days.

Wilson ready to go: Given the infrequency with which right-hander Tyler Wilson pitched in long relief at the beginning of the year, the rookie pitcher has no problem being pushed back to this afternoon after he was scheduled to start Monday's rained-out game.

Pushing Wilson back allowed the Orioles to keep right-hander Kevin Gausman on regular rest to start Tuesday night.

“I want to keep him every fifth day,” Showalter said of Gausman. “I think Tyler mechanically is equipped to do it, gives us a little what-if out of the bullpen. Mike Wright is available there. We'll probably pitch Mike on Saturday. The big thing is keeping Gaus [on regular rest]. It also gets Gaus to keep the ball in his hand before the off day. He can come back against Detroit. You have to be careful about putting one ahead of the other.”

Wilson said he was in a holding pattern since about one hour before the scheduled start time Monday, so he did his regular pregame stretching and routine, but never began warming up in the bullpen.

“We've had a lot of” rainouts, Wilson said. “We've definitely had a lot of them. I think that as far as a challenge now, it's not a huge deal. I think everybody is rolling with it.”

Paredes starting to heat up:Jimmy Paredes, out since early March with a left wrist sprain, homered and doubled in the first game of a doubleheader, going 2-for-4 on Tuesday in his second game at Triple-A Norfolk.

Paredes opened his minor league rehabilitation assignment mostly at Double-A Bowie, and he struggled, hitting just .243/.317/.378 for the Baysox. But he was 5-for-16 in his last four games at Bowie before moving up to Norfolk.

“He's had a couple of good games there,” Showalter said. “We just had to get him to the right level.”

The Orioles must find room for Paredes by Sunday, when his 20-day rehab assignment window expires.

Around the horn: Norfolk left-handed pitcher T.J. McFarland threw 51/3 scoreless innings in his first start of the year and his first appearance for the Tides since being optioned Saturday. McFarland was working in long relief with the Orioles. … The Orioles bullpen had a 2.45 ERA heading into Tuesday, which is the third-best mark in the majors.

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