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CLEVELAND -- The weather may have done the Cleveland Indians, and outfielder Michael Brantley in particular, a favour. Wednesday nights game against the Los Angeles Angels was postponed by a steady rain that began during batting practice and escalated into heavy thunderstorms in the early evening. The postponement was announced shortly after the 7:05 p.m. scheduled start. No makeup date was announced. The Indians said Wednesday that Brantley, who leads the team with 11 homers and 46 RBIs while batting .323, has been diagnosed with a concussion and will likely be out of the lineup until Saturday. Cleveland cant afford to be without Brantley, who is second in the majors with eight outfield assists, for very long. He sounded encouraged after participating in some activities Wednesday. "Im getting better every day," Brantley said. "I played catch, hit off a tee and got a good workout in. Its all positive." The concussion was diagnosed when Brantley had tests Tuesday at the Cleveland Clinic. He was injured trying to break up a double play sliding into second base Monday. "Michael is doing very well," manager Terry Francona said. "Everything that has been introduced to him, the reaction tests, hes done very well." The team hopes to avoid placing Brantley on the seven-day concussion list. "The doctors, trainers and Michael think that Saturday is realistic," Francona said. "So as opposed to missing seven games, he could maybe miss five games." "I dont want to put a deadline on anything," Brantley said. "My goal is get back out there as fast as possible." Brantley was removed from Mondays game and passed an initial concussion test, but was sent to the hospital after experiencing discomfort during his pregame routine Tuesday. The Indians also hope the rainout will cool off the red-hot Mike Trout, who homered twice and had four RBIs in the Angels 9-3 win Tuesday. Francona joked following the game that he would like to see Trout get a day off so the two-time All-Star didnt tire out. Trout is batting .410 with eight homers and 26 RBIs over his last 22 games and has 14 RBIs in his last 13 games against Cleveland. While Trout has been sizzling, designated hitter Raul Ibanez has struggled with a .153 average. Manager Mike Scioscia is sticking with the 42-year-old veteran. "I think Raul hopefully is getting more comfortable in the box. Hes had some good at-bats in this series," Scioscia said. Ibanez is getting playing time because rookie C.J. Cron is also battling a slump and has only played once in the last week. The right-handed hitter is batting .275 this season, but is just 3 for his last 20 with seven strikeouts. Since the teams conclude the series Thursday with a noon start, the decision was made to not play a doubleheader and the game will be made up on a mutual day off. "Its never in anybodys best interest to play a doubleheader," Scioscia said. Both teams will stick with Wednesdays scheduled starters for the series finale. Left-hander C.J. Wilson will pitch for the Angels against right-hander Justin Masterson. Chris Harris Jr Jersey . The 28-year-old from Rochester, Alta., was selected by the Redblacks from the Saskatchewan Roughriders roster in the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft. Justin Simmons Jersey . - After three days of light, make that very light, workouts, Team Irvin and Team Carter are ready for tonights Pro Bowl. http://www.officialdenverbroncosfootball...s-jersey-womens. Mark Van Guilder, Austin Watson and Colton Sissons also scored for the Admirals (22-13-10), who are 2-0-2 in their last four outings, while Roussel tacked on an assist for a two-point night. Greg Pateryn scored once for the Bulldogs (20-22-4), who lost their fifth straight contest, and also assisted on Gabriel Dumonts goal. Shelby Harris Jersey . Pikul Khueanpet scored early in the second half and Kanjana Sungngoen made it 2-0 in the 65th minute of the playoff. Tuyet Dong narrowed the margin with goal four minutes from time. The win gave Thailand fifth place at the Asian Cup and the last of the continents qualifying spots for the 2015 Womens World Cup in Canada. Steve Atwater Jersey . Just ask Arsenal fans. However, Arsene Wenger has repeatedly told anyone willing to listen that finishing in that spot is more important than winning a cup competition.As West Ham say a fond farewell to the Boleyn Ground, we round-up the big moments from the night… Pre-match trouble outside the stadium The bus carrying the Manchester United team had windows smashed In the days building up to West Hams final fixture at the Boleyn Ground, there had been plenty of talk about the electric atmosphere often created inside the stadium. However, co-chairman David Gold had warned against any potential post-match pitch invasions, saying: Were going to have arguably the whole football world watching this event, so dont spoil it chaps. Its so important. Unfortunately for the club, there were ugly scenes over an hour before kick-off, with Manchester Uniteds team bus smashed up, as captain Wayne Rooney put it. The Metropolitan Police reported one police officer and a member of the public sustained minor injuries but there were no arrests. Manchester Uniteds team coach was attacked as it neared Upton Park for their game against West Ham It wasnt nice, Rooney told Sky Sports. The coach got smashed up, but we are here now. Im sure youll see the images. Its not for me to say, but it was disappointing of course. Its a big night for West Ham, but Im sure West Ham as a club will be disappointed with what the fans have done.Golds fellow co-chairman, David Sullivan, took a different view. Man United should have got here at 4pm, he argued. They know its our last game. They had the same problem at Tottenham a few weeks ago. I think the police and officials have been kind. Id make them kick-off at 7.45pm if I was in charge. Watch from inside the Manchester United team coach as it was attacked on its way to Upton Park for the game against West Ham The disruption meant Manchester Uniteds players didnt arrive at the ground until 7.10pm, just 35 minutes before the scheduled kick-off. At the request of Manchester United, the start was delayed until 8.30pm. The Manchester United club secretary went to the referees room and asked for an extension, to give them exactly the right amount of time as they would usually get to prepare, reported Sky Sports Geoff Shreeves. Hammers win Boleyn thriller West Ham bade farewell to the Boleyn Ground with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Manchester United Sakho gets West Ham off to a flyer Diafra Sakho celebrates after giving West Ham the lead There had been a very real possibility West Hams final goal at the Boleyn Ground could have been a consolation own goal from Swanseas Stephen Kingsley in the Hammers 4-1 home defeat on Saturday. However, after the delay, it took Diafra Sakho just 10 minutes to strike in the final fixture at the stadium.The hosts had started in frantic fashion, pegging back Louis van Gaals side and earned an early lead with a well-worked goal after Marcos Rojos clearance found Cheikhou Kouyate. The midfielder moved the ball on to Aaron Cresswell who threaded a superb pass into the left channel for Manuel Lanzini, who cut the ball back for Sakho to tuck in, with the help of a deflection off Daley Blind.Its a beautiful bit of football, so well crafted, said Sky Sports co-commentator Alan Smith, as the home fans erupted. Martial turns the game Anthony Martial struck twice to put Manchester United ahead Stirred by the home support, West Hams players dominated the opening 45 minutes. However, Manchester United stepped up their own intensity levels at the start of tthe second period and were level five minutes after the re-start.ddddddddddddA long ball forward from David de Gea reached Marcus Rashford who fed Juan Mata on the overlap, allowing the Spaniard to surge to the by-line and pull the ball back for Anthony Martial to tuck in.The Frenchman wasnt done there, though, and with the help of an error from Hammers keeper Darren Randolph, clipped in a near-post finish with 18 minutes to play. The goal put Manchester United on course for a return to the top four for the first time since mid-December and threatened to dampen West Hams Boleyn party. But the drama was far from over. Slaven Bilic said that West Ham were under pressure to win their final game at the Boleyn Ground West Ham fight back Manchester Uniteds lead lasted barely four minutes. Dimitri Payets free-kick attempt, fired into the visitors wall, may not have been up to his usual standards but West Hams player of the year picked up the rebound and clipped an inch-perfect pass into the box, where Michail Antonio - who had seen a first-half effort ruled out - directed a header beyond David de Gea.As the net bulged, the Boleyn roared and Antonio danced with delight. The momentum was all with the home side - but they werent done yet.Reid heads in the winner Winston Reid will go down in West Ham history as the defender scored the final goal at the Boleyn Ground In 112 years of football at the Boleyn Ground, few goals would have been met with a reception to match that which greeted Winston Reids 80th-minute winner.Another Payet delivery, another headed goal for the Hammers. This time centre-back Reid was the hero, angling the ball at goal. David de Geas outstretched hand couldnt keep it out and, once again the ground shook in celebration.Reid conceded himself after the game that he would have been an unlikely pick to be final goalscorer at the Boleyn Ground. It was his first goal since September 2014. It was just meant to be, he told Sky Sports. It was one of those evenings for us, a special occasion for the whole club.Hammers say goodbye in style West Ham captain Mark Noble said West Hams victory was written in the stars There were tears from Slaven Bilic at the full-time whistle as the bubbles blew around the famous old stadium and the supporters roared out their anthem. After a thrilling finale, West Ham had signed off in style.It was the perfect send-off for this place, said Jamie Redknapp. They wanted it so much tonight, added Graeme Souness. In terms of this season, the result moves West Ham up to sixth and keeps them on course for European qualification. However, the occasion will be remembered for years to come. A fitting farewell to the Boleyn.The post-match celebrations kicked off with the Beatles version of Twist and Shout - evoking memories of West Hams stars of the 1960s, Moore, Hurst, Peters, Bonds and co - and there were also nods to more recent Hammers heroes, including a claret and blue-clad Paolo di Canio, scorer of one of the finest goals on the ground. Now its time for West Ham to move into a new era at the Olympic Stadium. 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