Let's Play Two, Southside Style! Heavy Rain Suspends Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox Series Opener

The Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox were only four pitches in when heavy rains forced a suspension. The clubs will play a doubleheader on Wednesday.

Aug 27, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet (45) walks off the field during heavy rain in the first inning of a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports / Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

The Texas Rangers will play their third double-header on Wednesday in Chicago.

The Rangers series opener against the White Sox Tuesday night at Guaranteed Rate Field was suspended because of rain.

The game was only four pitches in when it was suspended. Leadoff batter Marcus Semien will have a 2-2 count when the game resumes at 4:10 p.m. Wednesday. Game 2 of the series will start about 30 minutes after the completion of Game 1. The series concludes at 1:10 p.m. Thursday.

Andrew Heaney (4-13, 4.04), who was scheduled to start Tuesday, will start for the Rangers. White Sox right-hander Chris Flexen (2-12, 5.34), initially scheduled to start Game 2, will take over for Tuesday's starter Garrett Crochet (6-9, 3.64).

Rookie Jack Leiter (0-1, 16.39) makes his fourth start for the Rangers in Game 2.

The Rangers played a scheduled doubleheader on May 8 in Oakland and another against the Yankees in New York on Aug. 10 when their Aug. 9 game was rained out. Both times the Rangers split, winning the second game.

According Elias Sports Bureau, Wednesday's games won't technically be considered a doubleheader since Game 1 started on Tuesday.

Both games will be televised by Bally Sports Southwest and air on 105.3 The FAN. Tickets and parking passes dated for Aug. 28 are good for both games. Refunds for Tuesday's game should be initiated at the point of purchase.

The White Sox (31-101) have the worst record in the Majors and are flirting with setting an MLB record for futility. The 1962 New York Mets, the first season for the franchise, lost an MLB modern-day record 120 games. A few teams in recent years have come close. The 2019 Detroit Tigers lost 114 games. The 2018 Baltimore Orioles lost 115 games. The 2003 Tigers lost 119 games. The Orioles and Arizona Diamondbacks both lost 110 games in 2021. The Astros lost 111 in 2013.

The Rangers most losses in the season was 105 in 1973, their second season in Arlington. The franchise's worst record, include the Washington Senators, is 106 losses in 1963, the club's third season.

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