BOSTON -- The Red Sox-Twins game scheduled for Saturday at Fenway Park was postponed due to rain. It will be made up on Sunday as a split doubleheader, with Game 1 scheduled to start at 12:35 p.m. ET and Game 2 set to start at 5:35 p.m. ET.

Sunday's originally scheduled game will be the first game of the doubleheader, with the start time moved up an hour from 1:35 to 12:35. Saturday's postponed game will be the second game of the twin bill. Tickets for Saturday's game will be good for admission to the rescheduled contest.

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Twins ace Pablo López will match up with Red Sox right-hander Nick Pivetta in Game 1. Lopez is 15-8 with a 3.84 ERA and 187 strikeouts in 30 starts this season, while Pivetta is 5-11 with a 4.37 ERA and 162 strikeouts in 25 games (24 starts).

Minnesota right-hander Zebby Matthews will face Boston righty Kutter Crawford in Game 2. The 24-year-old Matthews is 1-3 with a 6.30 ERA and 32 strikeouts in seven starts in his rookie season. Crawford is 8-15 with a 4.19 ERA and 162 strikeouts in 31 starts.

This series holds major playoff implications for the Twins, who are 81-73 and hold the third American League Wild Card spot. Minnesota is just a half-game behind the division-rival Royals (82-73) for the second Wild Card spot -- but also just a half-game ahead of another division rival seeking a playoff berth, the Tigers (81-74).

The Red Sox (76-78) are five games out of the Wild Card race with just eight games remaining in the regular season.

The Twins won Friday's series opener in Boston, 4-2, in 12 innings.