Once skies cleared in Chicago, the Minnesota Twins jumped on White Sox starter Sean Burke’s slider for a pair of home runs.

Burke (1-1) took the loss Wednesday as the White Sox were downed 6-1 by the Twins, surrendering six runs on seven hits over 4.1 innings. He struck out one without walking a batter.

Rookie right-hander Sean Burke pitched six scoreless innings in his first Opening Day start and Austin Slater, Andrew Benintendi and Lenyn Sosa homered as the host Chicago White Sox routed the Los Angeles Angels 8-1 on Thursday.

Sean Burke became just the seventh pitcher in the last 100 years to start on opening day with fewer than 20 career innings pitched in the majors. Burke showed the poise of a veteran when Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels at Rate Field could have gotten away from the Chicago White Sox early.

Sean Burke pitched six sparkling innings and Will Venable got his first win as a big league manager, directing the Chicago White Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on opening day.

The Twins and White Sox will finish a three-game series today at Rate Field, but it will be later than usual. The game was originally set for 1:10 p.m., but the White Sox issued a statement this morning: “Due to weather in the area,

On Wednesday, the Chicago White Sox (2-3) are hosting the Minnesota Twins (1-4), at 2:10 p.m. ET, in the final game of a three-game set.The White Sox (+155 underdog moneyline odds to win) take the