Rain pushes back start of Blue Jays-White Sox game

The game was on by 1:22 p.m. Scattered rain was still in the forecast.

Crews place the tarp on the infield at Rate Field as showers roll in Wednesday before the Sox' series finale against Toronto.

Crews place the tarp on the infield at Rate Field as showers roll in Wednesday before the Sox’ series finale against Toronto.

Mitchell Armentrout/Sun-Times

A day after heavy rain cut the White Sox’ game short against the Toronto Blue Jays, the start of their series finale was delayed Wednesday afternoon as more showers rolled through Chicago.

The game was originally scheduled to start at 1:10 p.m. The first pitch happened at 1:22 p.m.

The National Weather Service was forecasting Isolated showers and storms throughout the afternoon.

Tuesday night’s game was called in the seventh inning after an 84-minute rain delay, giving Toronto the 6-1 win.

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