<p>CLEVELAND &mdash; The Cleveland Indians have postponed Wednesday’s game against the Chicago White Sox because of rain.</p>
<p>The teams will play a split doubleheader on Sept. 23.</p>
<p>The Indians had been given permission by the state of Ohio to return to full capacity at Progressive Field starting Wednesday. Cleveland’s next home game is June 11 against Seattle.</p>
<p>Chicago leads Cleveland by 2½ games in the AL Central. The teams split a doubleheader Monday with the White Sox winning the first game 8-6 in eight innings and the Indians taking the second game 3-1. Cleveland hung on for a 6-5 win Tuesday.</p>
<p>The rainout comes at an opportune time for both teams. Chicago played a doubleheader Saturday against Baltimore while Cleveland had a doubleheader Sunday against Toronto.</p>
<p>The White Sox were scheduled to pitch ace right-hander Lance Lynn (6-1, 1.37 ERA) on three days’ rest against the Indians. Chicago opens a four-game series at home against Detroit on Thursday.</p>
<p>The Indians would have gone with a bullpen game. J.C. Mejia was scheduled to make his first major league start followed by Eli Morgan. Both pitchers are rookie right-handers. </p>
<p>Cleveland has a day off Thursday and starts a three-game series at Baltimore on Friday. The Indians also have scheduled days off on Monday and Thursday. </p>
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