CHICAGO _ The White Sox postponed their season opener against the Tigers due to rain, and they will make up the game Tuesday at 1:10 p.m., the team announced Monday afternoon.
Parking will be free for fans attending the game.
The announcement came 1 hour, 40 minutes after the Sox were scheduled to start their Opening Day game at Guaranteed Rate Field.
The Sox went through pregame ceremonies, including players riding out onto the field in convertibles to greet the crowd. They also had the national anthem and the first pitch, thrown out by Scott Podsednik.
But a steady rain from about noon until 5 p.m., with more rain in the forecast, forced them to move the game to Tuesday.
Parking lots will open at 10 a.m. and gates will open at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday.
Fans unable to attend can bring their used or unused ticket from Monday's game to the Guaranteed Rate Field box office and receive a complimentary lower box or outfield reserve ticket to a future game, excluding the Red Sox series May 29-31, the A's game on June 24, the Yankees series June 26-29, the Dodgers series July 18-19 and the Cubs series July 26-27.
Earlier in the day, Sox general manager Rick Hahn said he took his two boys out of school to attend the game.
"So hopefully they get to see some baseball," Hahn said.
Hahn originally had said the Sox thought there might be a window to play the game not long after its scheduled start.
"We're going to do everything in our power to play," Hahn said. "My understanding is the thing that was out there that forced us inside should be gone by 2:15 or 2:30, and conceivably we could be on time."
Sox left-hander Jose Quintana and Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander were scheduled to pitch Monday, and Hahn said he recognized neither team wanted to burn its best pitcher if there was going to be a delay after just a short period of time.
"You don't want to get guys hot if we're not going to get five, six, seven innings in," Hahn said. "But we also have 35,000-plus who came and want to see a ballgame, so we're going to do everything in our power to play."
