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CLEVELAND -- Corey Klubers got a cloud hanging over him so far this season. And its already opened up twice. For the second time in a week, Clevelands right-hander had a start postponed because of rain as Mondays interleague series opener between the Indians and San Diego Padres was washed out. With steady rains falling at Progressive Field and the forecast for more showers and no window to play, the Indians announced the postponement less than two hours before the scheduled opening pitch. The teams will play a traditional doubleheader on Wednesday with the first game scheduled to begin at 12:05 p.m. The second game will start 20 minutes after the conclusion of the opener. Last week, Klubers season debut in Oakland was postponed as the Athletics were rained out for the first time since 1998. The Indians and As made up the rainout the following day with a day-night doubleheader, the earliest doubleheader in baseball history, according to STATS. So, is this Klubers fault? "I dont know if you can blame this one on Klubes," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "It seems like there is always a pitcher, though, who catches it." Kluber, incidentally, was drafted by the Padres in 2007. Because the Padres are not scheduled to come back to Cleveland again this season due to the interleague format, the Indians decided to make up the postponement as soon as possible rather than push it back to a later date. "This is obviously the only time well play San Diego so it makes sense to play and not have them flying back on some other day off," Francona said. "Its too easy to put it off until later and all of a sudden theres a lot of laters. So I think making it up now makes sense." The Padres, who are making their first visit to Cleveland since 2008, dont deal with many rainouts in California. "It doesnt happen much in San Diego, but in other parts of the country and in other parts of your career, you get accustomed to this," said manager Bud Black, who had two stints as a pitcher with the Indians. "Its always a little unsettling, but most players are conditioned for days like this based on the number of times this happens over ones career." Still, the Indians are conditioned to the weather theyve faced since returning home. Their home opener against Minnesota on Friday was delayed more than two hours by rain, and they played three straight games against the Twins in blustery, frigid conditions. "Its tough," Indians catcher Yan Gomes said. "Even San Francisco, man, it was cold out there, too. Coming out here and playing in the cold weather, I know it takes a toll on a lot of guys bodies. But hey, you cant pick your spots. Youve got to play in this kind of weather and the other teams are doing the same." Klubers start is pushed back until Tuesday against San Diegos Tyson Ross. Zach McAllister will start one of Wednesdays games and Francona said the Indians will promote a starter from the minors for the other. The Padres are bumping Mondays starter, left-hander Robbie Erlin, back to Wednesday with lefty Eric Stults starting the other game. The Padres havent decided in which order theyll pitch. Playing two doubleheaders in a week can be taxing on any pitching staff, but Francona said its not a major issue as long as games arent cancelled on consecutive days. "When you start missing two or three games then you have to start to skip guys and we havent had to do that," he said. Whats been challenging or the Indians so far has been the cold. After spending spring training in beautiful Arizona, theyve returned to a winter that still has its grip on Cleveland. "Its difficult, but at the same time you have to be mentally tough," outfielder Michael Brantley said. "We know what were getting into coming to Cleveland, especially in the beginning part of the year. We layer up and stay as warm as possible." NOTES: Francona does not yet know if CF Michael Bourn will travel with the club to Chicago, where the Indians will begin a seven-game trip on Thursday. Bourn is on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring. He was eligible to be activated on the weekend, but has made only one minor league rehab appearance and needs to play more. ... The Indians are 148-155 in interleague play. The Padres are 119-155 against AL teams. Julie Foudy Jersey . Spieth again showed game well beyond his 20 years with a 9-under 63 on the North Course, giving him a one-shot lead over Stewart Cink going into the weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open. Madison Haley Jersey . 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The International Ice Hockey Federation says Pavlovs avoided a two-year sanction because he acted "without significant negligence in failing to verify the safety of the supplements he was taking.Eoin Morgan says England will focus on the entire West Indies team and not just Chris Gayle when the two sides clash in Sunday’s World Twenty20 final. England sealed their place in the final with an emphatic seven-wicket win over New Zealand, with the West Indies winning by the same margin against host nation India a day later.Gayle scored an unbeaten century as West Indies beat England by six wickets in the Super 10 stage of the tournament and captain Morgan insists his side is well prepared for what will be a far from normal contest. Even before we played the West Indies in the group stages I was quite firm in saying Chris Gayle wasnt just the West Indies team, Morgan told reporters in Kolkata ahead of Sundays final.Its important that when you playing against good sides you dont focus on one or two players. Its everybody, because anybody can hurt you and I think India witnessed that and everybody witnessed that with Lendl Simmons innings. Will England win World T20? Sky experts have their say on the World T20 final Were quite real about things. We know its not going to be a normal game. Even in the semi-final that we played there was a lot of hype around the expectation of playing in a final.I want all of our players to embrace it. Tomorrow everything will feel a little bit rushed to start with; its important were in a really good frame of mind to slow things down when needed and more importantly execute our skills.Everybody is fit for selection which is great. A couple of guys were sick over the past few days but they have pulled up well today so everybody will train. Rob Key and Nasser Hussain take a look at the pitch ahead of Englands ICC World T20 final against West Indies England failed to advance from the group stages at the 2014 tournament - losing three of their four matches - and Morgan says the team are reaping the benefits of the improvements they have made in the short format of the game.dddddddddddd think [winning the tournament] would mean a huge amount, he said.I think we have made strides in the last few years in white ball cricket. I think this would be a great reward for the mindset we have shown, and dedication and hard work we have put in.Will England win the World T20? Find out by watching their match with West Indies from 1.30pm, Sunday, Sky Sports 2. Before then see if West Indies Women can overcome Australia Women in the Womens World Twenty20 Final, live on Sky Sports 2 on Sunday from 9.30am. 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