Astros-Yankees opening day game in New York postponed due to weather

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NEW YORK --- Carlos Correa and many of his Astros teammates were riding Monday morning's first team bus, about 10 minutes from Yankee Stadium, when they read a tweet from the Yankees' official Twitter account.

Opening Day was postponed because of inclement weather.

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"It is what it is. There's nothing you can do about it," said Correa, the Astros' budding superstar shortstop who will play in his first opening day Tuesday.

"If it's raining, it's raining. I'm no God to stop the rain. Just got to live with it and be ready for (Tuesday)."

First pitch Tuesday is slated for 12:05 p.m. Dallas Keuchel, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, will still start for the Astros on Tuesday. Ditto for Yankees righthander Masahiro Tanaka.

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Although there was no game Monday, most of the Astros players still worked out indoors at Yankee Stadium. Correa, met at his locker by several television cameras, was among that group. Tuesday will mark only the 100th major-league game of his young career.



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"It's something you dream of since you're a little kid," Correa said of opening day. "It's finally here. It's my first opening day. I'm going to enjoy everything that goes on out there, and I'm going to go out there and do what it takes to help my team win a ballgame."

Keuchel's ride was about halfway to the ballpark when he learned of the rainout. The lefthander said he would probably take Monday off from throwing, opting for cardio and stretching on the eve of his much-anticipated start.

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"We'll be ready to go (Tuesday)," Keuchel said. "I know the guys are bummed, but so are the Yankees and so are the fans of both our franchises.

"It's kind of like you wake up and you're ready to go get the season started and then kind of have a swift kick to the face and we'll just have to wait for (Tuesday). It is what it is, and mother nature can't be stopped. We know that. We'll still be excited for (Tuesday)."

The rainout set in stone the Astros' rotation plans for the rest of the season's first week. After Collin McHugh and Mike Fiers pitch Wednesday and Thursday against the Yankees, respectively, Scott Feldman and Doug Fister will start the first two games of this weekend's series against the Brewers in Milwaukee.

Keuchel, who would have made his second start on normal rest on Saturday if Monday's game had been played, will start Sunday's series finale against the Brewers. The latest rotation schedule means Keuchel would miss the home-opening series against the defending-champion Royals and make his 2016 Minute Maid Park debut against the Tigers on April 15.