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White Sox-Cubs underway after delay

By  Daryl Van Schouwen
   
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The grounds crew cover the field with a tarp during a rain delay before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, May 12, 2018, in Chicago. (AP)

The White Sox-Cubs game Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field started at 3:35 p.m. after a two-hour, 15-minute rain delay.

Grounds crew removed the tarp from the infield at 3 p.m.

Gametime temperature was a chilly 46 degrees.

Left-hander Jon Lester started for the Cubs against Sox righty James Shields.

The Cubs defeated the Sox 11-2 Friday in the first of three games scheduled at Wrigley this weekend.

Here are the starting lineups:

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