"The transportation industry didn't cooperate," Showalter said. "It's frustrating. It's hard to go from the East Coast to the West Coast with a 12:40 [p.m. PT] game the next day, even though you pick up time. We tried, until about 1:30 this morning. ... We'll regroup after today's game."
Showalter said Wieters could catch in a dire situation, and that he'd prefer that to Wieters doing any baserunning right now. The manager said he's hoping Wieters could be ready to play over the weekend.
"I'm not going to rule anything out right now," Showalter said. "We'll take it day to day.