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White Sox-Guardians game hit by rain delay, severe storm watch extended
Sunday's series finale between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field is under a rain delay. Play stopped before the second inning with the Guardians leading 2-1. The White…
The Story in Brief
Sunday's series finale between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians at Rate Field is under a rain delay. Play stopped before the second inning with the Guardians leading 2-1. The White Sox said on X that severe storms are approaching and the game is delayed, with updates to follow. No resume time has been announced.
The National Weather Service has extended a severe thunderstorm watch for the Chicago area until 4 p.m. CDT. It covers Cook and DuPage counties, including Chicago, Naperville, Evanston, and Schaumburg. The White Sox warned that weather could persist for another hour. Hindustan Times reports the delay was called after umpires allowed light rain but pulled the tarp as storms neared.
The Indian Opinion
Rain delays are routine, but the breathless live-blogging of every weather update treats a tarp pull as breaking news. The real story is the watch extension, not the game stoppage. Fans refreshing social media for a resume time add nothing; the forecast of storms through the afternoon already told us this game was likely to be interrupted. Watch for whether the game resumes by 4 p.m. CDT or gets called. A single weather radar loop would answer what hundreds of words do not.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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