CLEVELAND — Sunday’s Chicago White Sox-Cleveland Guardians game at Progressive Field has been postponed because of “unplayable field conditions,” the Guardians announced.
It rained for portions of the morning in the area. A rescheduled date was not immediately announced.
The third-place Sox are 2½ games behind the first-place Guardians in the American League Central.
The teams split the shortened weekend series. The Guardians won 5-2 Friday behind 14 strikeouts from starter Triston McKenzie. The Sox won Saturday’s game 2-0 behind 8⅔ stellar innings from Johnny Cueto.
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The Sox travel to Kansas City, Mo., for one game against the Royals Monday at Kauffman Stadium and then go to Baltimore for a three-game series against the Orioles beginning Tuesday.
As for pitching, Michael Kopech is slated for Monday against the Royals. Dylan Cease, who was scheduled for Sunday, will start Tuesday at Baltimore. Lucas Giolito and Lance Lynn are the probable Sox pitchers for Wednesday and Thursday.