CHICAGO _ There was plenty of rain, two delays and one Yolmer Sanchez mud angel.
There just wasn't a final score Monday for the opener of the White Sox's three-game series against the Royals.
Sanchez provided the conclusion Tuesday, knocking in James McCann with a single with one out in the ninth to give the Sox a 2-1 victory.
Sanchez hit a 1-0 pitch to center off reliever Kevin McCarthy to end the game.
The game resumed at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, with the score tied at 1 in the bottom of the fifth.
After a rain delay of 2 hours, 55 minutes Monday, Sanchez tied the game with a single in the fifth and moved to second on a wild pitch. With rain continuing to pour down, the umpires called for the tarp. Before heading to the dugout, Sanchez stopped at third, flopped and created the rain angel.
Ivan Nova pitched the first five innings for the Sox, allowing one run on six hits with two strikeouts. Homer Bailey pitched 4 1/3 innings for the Royals. Brian Flynn replaced him after the first rain delay and allowed the hit to Sanchez.
Tuesday's regularly scheduled game will begin at 6:40 p.m.
Lucas Giolito will be on the mound for the Sox; he looks to continue his recent string of strong starts. Giolito is 6-1 with a 2.77 ERA on the season and is 4-0 in May with a 1.35 ERA in five starts.
Brad Keller starts for the Royals. Keller is 3-5 with a 4.43 ERA.
It got heated the last time Keller faced the Sox. The Royals took exception to Tim Anderson's bat toss after a fourth-inning homer on April 17 and Keller hit Anderson with a pitch during his next at-bat. Benches cleared, with Keller and Anderson among those ejected.
Earlier Tuesday, the Sox placed pitcher Ryan Burr on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Saturday, with a strained right elbow capsule. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
Burr is 1-1 with a 4.58 ERA in 16 relief appearances and 20 strikeouts in 19 2/3 innings.
The Sox recalled right-hander Jose Ruiz from Triple-A Charlotte. Ruiz is 0-0 with a 5.11 ERA in 13 relief outings over two stints with the Sox. He has nine strikeouts in 11 1/3 innings.
