The rain, which had been increasing since the start of extra innings, came down hard enough to halt play prior to the top of the 12th. After several minutes, the game was officially halted.

A make-up date for concluding the contest was not immediately announced.

Aubrey Huff and Ramon Hernandez homered for the Orioles. Starter Daniel Cabrera allowed two runs on four hits with two strikeouts and seven walks over 6 1/3 innings for Baltimore.

Carlos Quentin and Juan Uribe homered for the White Sox. Javier Vazquez scattered four hits and one run while striking out seven over eight innings.

Hernandez led off the 11th with a home run to left-center off Scott Linebrink to give the Orioles a 3-2 edge, but Uribe countered with a leadoff homer in the home half against Baltimore closer George Sherrill.