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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Maybe they should have put a roof on PNC Park. The Pirates' game against the Houston Astros was snowed out Tuesday, the first game to be postponed by snow in Pittsburgh in at least 18 years. The Pirates moved into their new park this year, but unlike many new stadiums, it wasn't built with a retractable roof. "Of all the places in the league that need a roof, this is it," Astros manager Larry Dierker said. "Of all the cities I've been in, it rains more here than anywhere else." The Pirates hadn't been snowed out at home since at least 1983. The team only started keeping records of why games were postponed in 1984. The game will be made up as a split doubleheader July 28. Before the postponement, the Pirates placed center fielder Adrian Brown on the 15-day disabled list with tendinitis in his right shoulder and recalled catcher Craig Wilson from Triple-A Nashville. Brown missed his fifth consecutive start Monday with an injury that has bothered him since spring training, when he sat out seven games to rest his throwing arm. "I just don't see any advantage playing him and risk hurting it again," manager Lloyd McClendon said. "We'd like to get this better now so it doesn't linger into the season." Brown, who had problems throwing during a brief workout Monday, had the same problem in 1999 but it cleared up in about a week. With Brown out, Emil Brown will get most of the starts in center field. He is hitting .231 and was 1-for-2 with a pair of walks in a 3-0 victory Monday over Houston . Adrian Brown's injury also means Jason Kendall, who began the season as the Pirates' No. 3 hitter, will lead off. He was 1-for-3 and scored a run while leading off Monday. The 24-year-old Wilson, who can also play first base, was hitting .289 with a homer and three RBI in 11 games. He led all Pirates minor leaguers with 33 homers at Nashville last season, when he batted .283 with 86 RBI. The knock against Wilson has been a lack of defensive skills. He spent extra time in spring training working with catching instructor Russ Nixon. McClendon said Wilson's stock probably doubled because of the defensive improvement he showed. "He received the ball very well and he threw a lot better," McClendon said. "I (managed) him in the Arizona Fall League last year and I wasn't that impressed. In the spring I could see that he had improved a great deal after working with Russ." Omar Olivares will start Wednesday for the Pirates, pushing the rest of the rotation back one day. The Astros were undecided about Wednesday's starter. They weren't sure they wanted to start Shane Reynolds in extremely cold weather. Reynolds is ready to make his first start of the season after missing time following knee surgery. If Reynolds doesn't go, Tuesday starter Octavio Dotel will get the nod. Send this story to a friend
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