Leave it to baseball to turn a holiday into a history lesson.
The Cleveland Guardians are set to play a doubleheader on Easter Sunday against the Chicago Cubs, a twin bill that came together after Saturday’s scheduled game was postponed due to rain in northeast Ohio. The clubs will now play two games starting at 1:10 p.m. ET, with gates opening at noon.
But before the first pitch is even thrown, analyst Luke Potosky dug up a nugget worth knowing about.
“Happy Easter! @LukePotosky went on a stat egg hunt this morning and found this: The Guardians are 27-24 all-time on Easter, and today will mark the club’s 6th Easter doubleheader, and their first since 1987,” Tommy Wild wrote.
Happy Easter!@LukePotosky went on a stat egg hunt this morning and found this:
The Guardians are 27-24 all-time on Easter, and today will mark the club's 6th Easter doubleheader, and their first since 1987. #GuardsBall
— Tommy Wild (@ByTommyWild) April 5, 2026
A winning record on Easter and a doubleheader format the franchise has not seen on this holiday in nearly four decades.
The last time Cleveland played an Easter doubleheader, Ronald Reagan was in the White House and the franchise was still called the Indians. A lot has changed since 1987. The ballpark is different. The name is different. The roster looks nothing like it did back then. But the holiday is the same, and so is the opportunity to add to a winning record on one of the calendar’s most unique dates.
The rotation for Sunday sets up interestingly as well. Slade Cecconi, who was originally slated to start Saturday’s postponed game, will take the mound for game one. Parker Messick, who was already lined up for Sunday, will start the nightcap. The Cubs are sending Edward Cabrera out for game one and Shota Imanaga for game two after shuffling their own rotation order following the postponement.
Both teams will be permitted to carry a 27th player on their active roster for the doubleheader, which must be someone already on the 40-man roster. For Cleveland, that opened the door to recall Logan Allen from Columbus, giving Stephen Vogt additional pitching flexibility across what figures to be a long and demanding day.
Cleveland enters the doubleheader at 5-3. A winning Easter record, a historic twin bill, and two chances to push further above .500. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday.
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