White Sox Home Opener Postponed, Struggle Against Blue Jays

0:00It's April 1st. This is MLB News, today AI-powered stories from around the league. I'm Cory with the story. Chicago White Sox fans got to adjust their plans. The home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays set for April 2nd at 1.10pm Central Time got postponed due to nasty weather. Even with temps hitting the 60s on Thursday, showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast, including a 60% chance of rain right at game. The good news is they rescheduled it for April 3rd, same time, 1.10pm Central. Parking lots open at 10am, and gate swing wide at 11pm. Friday looks mostly cloudy with way less rain risk, so it should be smooth. Sailing at the rate field. Meanwhile, the socks are stumbling out the gate hard. They got swept by the brewers to start, snag one win over the marlins, but took a 9-2 pounding Tuesday and were down 8-0 mid-game. Wednesday, that puts them at about 1-5 heading home.

1:00On top of that, they're facing a hot Blue Jays squad sitting at 4-1. Starter Sean Burke takes the hill after a rough debut, giving up 4 runs and 4 innings against Milwaukee. The bullpen's already worn out from early calls every game. Manager Will Vinnable's crew needs Burke to settle in quick if they want to spark something against Toronto's firepower. This rough patch tests their grit right from the jump.