White Sox, O’s return to diamond in Baltimore

Following the postponement of games on Monday and Tuesday due to riots in Baltimore, the White Sox and Orioles will return to the field this afternoon under unfamiliar circumstances. First pitch has been moved to 2:05 p.m. ET, and due to the city’s protests, Oriole Park at Camden Yards will be closed to the public during the game, which will pit Jeff Samardzija against Ubaldo Jimenez. The game will be available on MLB.TV and will be televised locally by the teams’ respective regional sports networks.

MLB game without crowd also without precedent

They’ll play in front of an empty house at Camden Yards on Wednesday afternoon, an arrangement that is not only unusual but, in Major League Baseball terms, unprecedented. And afterward, the Orioles will pack up and hit the road for three “home” games at Tropicana Field, an arrangement that is not unprecedented but, yes, is still pretty unusual.