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MINNEAPOLIS -- If there is any silver lining to the rainout Wednesday, it is an extra day for both the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins to get healthy.The Wednesday game at Target Field was postponed due to heavy rain in the bottom of the third inning before either team scored a run. The Twins and Tigers will play a split day-night doubleheader Thursday to close out the three-game series.The first game of the doubleheader begins at 1:10 p.m. CDT, with the night game starting at its originally scheduled time of 7:10.Detroit right-hander Anibal Sanchez (7-13, 5.90 ERA) will start the first game against Minnesota left-hander Pat Dean (1-6, 6.71 ERA). The Tigers Justin Verlander (14-8, 3.22 ERA) and the Twins Ervin Santana (7-10, 3.38 ERA), both originally scheduled to pitch Thursday, will remain the starters for the night game.When Detroit and Minnesota take the field again Thursday, both clubs hope they will do so with a bit healthier roster.Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler was not in the lineup Wednesday due to concussion-like symptoms three days after he was hit in the head by a pitch.It doesnt matter if hes symptomatic or not, manager Brad Ausmus said. He has to have one extra day after hes done being symptomatic. So he was symptomatic yesterday, so he couldnt play today. He has to be asymptomatic, then he has to do baseball activities, and then I think hes OK.Detroit designated hitter Victor Martinez, who was also hit by a pitch Sunday, was held out again Wednesday due to a knee injury.Minnesotas Miguel Sano hasnt played a game since Sept. 12 due to a back injury. Twins manager Paul Molitor was optimistic before Wednesdays game that Sano would have been available to pinch-hit if needed, and Molitor reiterated after the rainout that Sano might be in the lineup Thursday as the designated hitter.Twins first baseman Joe Mauer was back Wednesday after missing two games with a sore quad but returned only as the designated hitter. Molitor said Mauer most likely would return to first base Thursday in at least one of the games. Kennys Vargas was the Twins first baseman in Wednesdays postponed game.We dont have a ton of players considering where were at, Molitor said. So itd be nice if we could spread the workload out tomorrow.Wednesdays rainout marked the 13th weather-related incident at Target Field this year. It was the third postponement of the season at the Twins home ballpark. Minnesota also has had 10 rain delays in 2016.Neither team managed much in three innings Wednesday before the skies opened up. Twins rookie pitcher Jose Berrios got into jams in both the first and second innings, allowing runners to reach third base both times. However, he wriggled out of both situations and pitched a 1-2-3 third inning -- only to have his start cut short minutes later by the rain.It happens. Its rain. Its one of Gods gifts, Berrios said through a translator. I felt good out there. I know the numbers arent going to count tomorrow, but for me to be able to do that, I feel better out there. Its a confidence-booster for me.These games down the stretch ultimately wont mean much for the Twins, who are a major-league-worst 55-96 with 11 games to play. The Tigers, however, are still in pursuit of a playoff berth. Detroit (80-70) sits only one game out of the second American League wild-card spot after the Baltimore Orioles lost Wednesday.Roger Maris Cardinals Jersey . Ivanovic was leading 7-5, 1-0 when Hantuchova withdrew after falling 0-40 behind in the second game. 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Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career.MONTREAL -- Pauline Marois came out kicking in defence of the Quebec Soccer Federations refusal to let turban-wearing kids play the sport, a position that has lobbed the controversial debate into the provinces political arena. The Canadian Soccer Association suspended the provincial association on Monday after the Quebec body showed no sign of overturning its decision to uphold a ban on Sikh religious headwear on the pitch. It says the suspension will remain in place until the Quebec organization lifts its restriction on turbans, patkas and keskis in organized soccer. The Quebec premier took issue Tuesday with the CSA move and called it "unacceptable" for the national organization to punish her provinces soccer federation. The suspension prompted Marois, and several other Quebec politicians, to make their first public remarks on a contentious dispute that has made international headlines. Virtually all lawmakers in the Quebec legislature had avoided the politically thorny topic, but the federal-provincial jurisdictional crossover had several of them talking Tuesday at the national assembly. "I believe the Quebec federation has the right to make its own rules, its autonomous, its not bound by the Canadian federation," Marois, leader of the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois, said in Quebec City. "In this regard, I support it in its orientations." The CSA, however, reports directly to the FIFA world soccer governing body and is responsible for granting or revoking the membership of provincial federations. Prominent PQ cabinet minister Bernard Drainville stuck to his partys stance despite the soccer hierarchy. "It is not up to the Canadian association to decide what is going on Quebec soccer fields -- this power belongs to the Quebec Soccer Federation," Drainville told reporters. "So, the Canadian association should respect the autonomy of the Quebec Soccer Federation to make its own rules on Quebec soccer fields. This is the principle we are defending and we do not understand why the Canadian association is interfering with this right that the Quebec Soccer Federation has." The Quebec body, which did not immediately return calls about the suspension, met late Tuesday to discuss the matter. A source told The Canadian Press a decision was made after the meeting and that it would be made public in 10 days. In the meanwhile, the Quebec Soccer Federation will continue to look at the controversy. It cites safety concerns for banning turbans and points to FIFA rules, which dont specifically allow turbans. But critics counter that FIFAs regulations dont explicitly ban turbans, either. In Ottawa, Quebec Conservative MP Maxime Bernier was asked by a reporter about Marois support for the Quebec federation. He said the Harper government backs the CSA and believes soccer players should be free to wear any religious symbol on the pitch, as long as it doesnt cause a safety issue. "So, I hope that we are more open in Quebec in this way," said Bernier, who noted that all other provincial federations believe Sikh headwear is safe for soccer. The national soccer organization said last week it expected the Quebec association to reverse the ban, which has drawn condemnation from several federal politicians. Quebec is the only province that has balked at the directive to allow turbans on the pitch. Its unclear how the sanction might affect Quebecs soccer players. A spokeswoman for the Canadian Soccer Association said Tuesday she did not have specific details on the suspension. The impact, however, could be felt in a variety of ways unless the ssituation is resolved soon, according to Canadian Soccer News.dddddddddddd Its website said the suspension could prevent Quebec all-star teams from playing outside the province, and even result in games within Quebec being cancelled if they involve a nationally certified referee. If the suspension lasts long enough, Quebec teams could also be blocked from participating in national championships, the publication said. Quebec is set to host the upcoming Canada Games in the city of Sherbrooke and there are fears the suspension could keep some of the provinces athletes from competing in the August event. "I know that there are young people who are among the best and dream of going (to the Canada Games)," Quebec Sports Minister Marie Malavoy said Tuesday. "And I really hope that the Canadian (Soccer) Association leaves us alone and lets us make our own decisions because its the youth who risk suffering in the very short term." The technical director of a top Quebec amateur club said the suspension could cancel a match scheduled for later this month between his senior mens team, Royal-Select Beauport, and the touring Haitian national squad. Haiti is No. 63 in FIFAs world rankings -- 20 spots higher than Canada. Samir Ghrib said if the dispute isnt resolved before the fall, it could also prevent his team from earning a chance to defend its 2012 national title. Ghrib, who agrees with the Quebec associations position on turbans, hopes a solution is found soon. "Religion doesnt have a place on sports fields," he said. "The soccer field must remain neutral." The Sikh community, meanwhile, says the Quebec soccer body has put the families of 100 to 200 children in a difficult spot: abandon a religious requirement, or quit playing organized soccer. The World Sikh Organization says those children were forced out of soccer a year ago. Quebec referees began cracking down in the last year on turbans, patkas and keskis -- the religious headgear worn by Sikh men and boys. Physicians, including former soccer coach Dr. Sanjeet Singh Saluja, have denounced the ban and insist it has no medical justification. On Tuesday, even the president of Major League Soccers Montreal Impact weighed in on the turban-ban debate. Joey Saputo said in a statement that kids should not be prevented from playing soccer at the youth level just because they wear a turban, but added that he thought the CSAs decision to suspend Quebecs federation over the issue was "clearly exaggerated." He said the Quebec organizations ban on turbans was based on a FIFA rule that is open to interpretation. Saputo added that accusations of racism against the provincial federation were uncalled for considering the context of the Quebec bodys decision. "The Canadian Soccer Association made a recommendation and did not officially state its position to provincial federations," said Saputo, who also urged those involved to resolve the situation. "All parties involved must find some common ground for the good of the sport." Shortly after the suspension was announced Monday, some of those who opposed the ban said they welcomed the national bodys tough-love approach. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney tweeted his approval: "Good to see CDN Soccer Association take action against the Quebec Soccer Federation over its ridiculous turban ban." Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau echoed the sentiment, tweeting that "Barring kids from playing soccer because they wear a turban is wrong. The CSA is right to suspend the .QSF." - with a file from Marc Tougas ' ' '