ARLINGTON, Texas -- Game 2 of the AL Championship Series between the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers has been postponed due to inclement weather, field conditions and a forecast for even more weather later Sunday night.

The game will be played at 4:19 p.m. ET on Monday afternoon.

Derek Holland will pitch Monday for the Rangers against Max Scherzer, who gets an extra day after his 1 1/3 innings of relief in the Tigers' AL Division Series clincher Thursday night against the New York Yankees.

Rangers groundskeeper Dennis Klein said his crew will have the field ready to go in time for Monday's game and they are working all day Sunday to be sure it can handle the additional moisture. They sealed the dirt in the infield after Saturday night's game in anticipation of more rain.

"Our outfield drains very well," Klein said. "We'll be ready. All we can do is work hard and make sure the field is in the best shape it can be given the moisture."

The rainout means the series loses its first off day on Monday, with Games 3, 4 and 5, if necessary, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in Detroit.

One edge for the Rangers is that the day off on Sunday means reliever Alexi Ogando, who pitched two innings in Game 1, can now pitch in Game 2. Manager Ron Washington said he would not have used him in Game 2 otherwise.

"We felt with the forecast that we had that we didn't want to experience what we did last night. ... With the forecast for this evening, it appears that it's going to be a duplication of what we saw," Rangers president Nolan Ryan said Sunday. "The one thing we're concerned about is the integrity of the game and not put either team in a situation where there is a possibility the elements could affect the outcome of the game."