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DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies took the field, and left-hander Tyler Anderson was throwing warm-up pitches in heavy rain Tuesday night before the umpires called for the tarp.Two hours, 32 minutes after the scheduled first pitch, the game between the Rockies and the Los Angeles Dodgers was officially rained out.The teams will play a day-night doubleheader Wednesday. The regularly scheduled game is set for 1:10 p.m. MDT, followed by the makeup game at 6:10 p.m. MDT.Anderson will start the first game Wednesday and be opposed by right-hander Ross Stripling, who was scheduled to start Wednesday for the Dodgers.In the second game, right-hander Jeff Hoffman, who was scheduled to start Wednesday for the Rockies, will oppose Dodgers left-hander Rich Hill, who was in line to pitch Tuesday.Both teams can add a 26th player to the roster for the second game.It just kept building and building, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said of the storm. The weathers unpredictable around here. We thought it was going to be a little fly-by at first -- 20- to 30-minute delay. And it just never went away.Anderson (4-5, 3.69 ERA) rode a bike and played catch intermittently during the delay. Once the break reached two hours, Weiss said Anderson was not going to take the mound if play had started.The manager said Anderson will have no restrictions in his start Wednesday and likened his warming up in the bullpen and then on the mound before the delay as similar to a side session.One of Andersons 14 major league starts came against the Dodgers. He picked up a win Aug. 3 by throwing seven innings of two-run ball during a 12-2 decision at Coors Field.Hoffman will make his third major league start and his third against a division leader after facing the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals.I couldnt ask for it any better, said Hoffman, who is 0-2 with a 8.10 ERA. I think it lined up perfect for me. Its a great challenge.In a 9-2 loss against the Cubs at Coors Field on Aug. 20, Hoffman gave up just two hard-hit balls in a pitching line that was deceptively bad -- four innings, seven hits, seven runs, one walk and two strikeouts.At Washington on Sunday, Hoffman allowed six hits, including two solo homers, and four runs, three earned, in six innings. He walked four and struck out three in Colorados 8-5 loss.The pitches that Ive gotten hurt on have been big misses, and thats not something that Ive done a lot in my career, Hoffman said. I think I pride myself on missing my spots small. I learned when I was young -- aim small, miss small.But Ive been running balls back over the plate. Big league hitters know what to do with balls when you make mistakes. So I think the key is to miss a little bit smaller. When I miss smaller with those pitches, then you keep the ball in the yard. And thats the key, especially pitching here.His Wednesday night opponent is coming off an impressive debut for his new team. Hill (10-3, 2.09 ERA overall) fired six shutout innings Aug. 24 in a 1-0 win over the San Francisco Giants. The veteran left-hander, who was acquired by the Dodgers from the Oakland Athletics along with Josh Reddick on Aug. 1, was out for a month due to blisters on his left middle finger.Stripling (3-5, 4.13 ERA) will oppose the Rockies for the first time in his rookie season.The Rockies will enter the doubleheader with a three-game winning streak and a 11-15 record this month. 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